In November 2021, the United Nations COP26 Climate Summit took place in Glasgow. This was one of the biggest events of its kind ever to be hosted in our country with 200 world leaders expected to attend. There was hope that the event would result in a truly historic agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions and tackle the climate emergency.
The Scottish Government identified People and Just Transitions as key themes for the COP26 Summit and declared it wanted it to be the most inclusive COP summit ever to be held. This included a strong focus on young people and on engaging disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities.
Within Scotland’s curriculum, Learning for Sustainability (LfS) is recognised as an entitlement for all learners and a recent international study showed that our learners are world-leading global citizens. The COP26 Summit provided us with a unique opportunity to further embed Learning for Sustainability and climate justice education in the curriculum.
Support and Resources
1. Visit Education Scotland’s Countdown to COP26 summary page of resources and other support
2. Visit Education Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability blog for the latest news and updates.
3. Check out our COP26 Wakelet for a list of curated resources and activities.
4. Connect with like-minded practitioners to share resources and network via our LfS practitioner Network (Glow login required) in MS Teams in Glow.
5. Register your interest in the following two LfS Massive Open Online Professional Learning Courses being run by the University of Edinburgh, British Council and Learning for Sustainability Scotland.
