Are you ready to take the EAC LOST COP 26 Challenge ? Follow the link to help you and your learners engage with COP 26 by taking part in practical action!
We should by now have all heard of COP 26 but what is it?
COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’, and will be attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – a treaty agreed in 1994.
Globally we face a double threat to the global environment – climate and biodiversity. It is a major global, political event and it is happening in Glasgow. Decisions taken at the COP 26 will impact on all of our lives and will impact most on the future of the young people we all work with.
The 2021 meeting will be the 26th meeting and it will be held from 1st November until 12th November.
John Kerry, Joe Biden’s Presidential Envoy for Climate states, ‘Glasgow is the last best chance the world has to avoid climate crisis’
This film from Climate Ready Glasgow takes a closer view.
What is Cop 26? According to a Kid
COP 26 has 5 themes – nature, clean transport, energy transition adaptation and resilience, finance.
What is COP 26?
COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’, and will be attended by c
SUPPORT AND RESOURCES
The excellent Education Scotland Countdown to COP26 webpages on on the National Improvement Hub provide curated resources to suit learners at all levels.
CLPL
Online Course – Learning for a Sustainable Future– 5 week online course Will run in October 2021. Study the subject through videos, articles, discussions and quizzes, 3-5 hours per week. Details below.
What on Earth could be more important than understanding and taking action on the big issues that shape our world? Climate change, gender equality, health, social equity and inclusion are issues that affect us all, wherever we live, and impact on human well-being and economic stability. How to live a sustainable life affects – and connects – us all.
This free online course will help you to develop an informed personal response to these major challenges, and support you to take positive actions towards a sustainable future. It is designed for anyone with an interest in sustainability – and that should be all of us, of course! …
Additionally, and optionally for those involved in formal or informal education:
(the course will consider) the pedagogical approaches underpinning the course as taught, whilst examining, developing and sharing alternative educational approaches focused on similar sustainability issues suitable for a range of global, community and school-based contexts.
Education Scotland LfS and COP26 MS Team for Practitioners Across Scotland
