According to a study published in The Lancet, 84% of youth globally say they are at least moderately worried about climate change. 59% are very or extremely worried. The good news though is that having sufficient knowledge about climate change has shown to not only alleviate concern about climate change but also to drive young people’s willingness to act.
So what are we waiting for?
Only 53% of the world’s national education curricula make any reference to climate change, and 60% of teachers have said they don’t feel confident teaching about the severity of climate change, according to the UN. We’re here to change that.
EYES on Climate is a podcast on how educators can and should teach climate change. We talk with experts in education, climate, and journalism, about how we can empower youth to activate their knowledge and create change through storytelling.
This podcast is co-produced by News Decoder, The Climate Academy and youth-focused organisation Superfluous. We are working together to develop an accessible, engaging, and thorough climate journalism curriculum for secondary schools all around the world. Our project, Empowering Youth through Environmental Storytelling, or EYES, is co-funded by the European Union.
If you have ideas or thoughts for Eyes on Climate reach out to us at amina.mccauley@news-decoder.com
Hosted and produced by Amina McCauley, News Decoder
