Post by Siemens Stiftung

At the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference COP30 Brazil in Belém, there are efforts to position education at the heart of climate policy. Calling for strengthening investment in greening education systems, and mobilizing global commitments to equip every student and their communities with the knowledge and skills needed for a climate-resilient future. Siemens Stiftung's CEO Dr. Nina Smidt and David Wilgenbus, Executive Director of the Office for Climate Education, write an opinion piece for Alliance magazine, laying out the roadmap for how this shared goal can be effectively implemented through #ClimateChangeEducation: ✅High-quality professional development for teachers to take on the role of change makers to drive a transformative shift ✅Co-creating and disseminating scientifically and pedagogically vetted and openly licensed free #OpenEducationalResources ✅Collective advocacy to diversify investment to broaden funding sources and integrate education into national climate strategies 👇Read the full opinion piece Badin B., Dr. Barbara Denise Filtzinger, Jagori Dhar, Djian S., Eva P., Julia Kirchweger, Ingrid Sánchez, Anna Vater, Rebecca Ottmann, Katherine Toro Betancur, Antonia Weinmann, Ana Ligia Scachetti, Nova Escola), UNICEF, Renata Koch Alvarenga, EmpoderaClima, Carol O'Donnell, Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), Marcele Oliveira, Natalie Troeller, Claudia Robles, Beatriz Del Valle Cárdenas #COP30 #Climate #STEMeducation