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The idea of net zero was brought into mainstream thinking following the Paris Agreement in 2015, but the idea was developed in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report in 2013 which stated that limiting global temperature change means limiting the cumulative...

Last evening, I took part in an event organised by the Ministry of Eco Ed on activism in schools / education. It set out to explore these 'key questions': What do we mean by activism? What examples have you seen...

The blurb for the on-line workshop on Net Zero that I'll be contributing to next week says: "Climate change education plays a critical role in driving action and solutions needed to achieve net zero emissions globally.  In this workshop, join...

I wrote the following 18 months ago for NAEE's blog.  I'm reviewing it here to see how well it fits with a focus on  net zero.  This is the text: In terms of teaching about climate change, and based on...

A recent Guardian article argues for carbon taxes that target those who can afford to play.  It quotes IEA data that provides energy-related CO2 emissions per person in 2021.  It says: "In rich countries, the richest 10% of people have carbon...

I'm taking part in a workshop on net zero and education in a couple if weeks.  It's title is: What’s the buzz about net zero?  It's being organised by NAAEE and GEEP.  I'm chairing a panel and am expected to...

I’ve not mentioned the two giant pandas in Edinburgh zoo lately, and it’s almost too late as they are off home next week.  When they first arrived, the ticket sales must have exceeded the rent the zoo was paying (around...

I see that the Ministry of Eco Education is hosting an online panel discussion exploring Activism in Schools on Monday December 4th.  The event is "to enable young people, academics and educators to discuss the role of activism in education"...

At the NAEE AGM last Saturday morning I ceased after 7 years to be a trustee and, hence, chair of the trustee board.  Truly, it has been a privilege to be part of its 52 year old heritage, dating as...

I read that young people in Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Luton and London have been leaving school to march calling for a ceasefire in the Hamas – Israel conflict that was caused by the terrorist group's genocidal attack on Israeli civilians...