Teaching in the climate crisis

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Teaching in the climate crisis Teaching in the climate crisis 18/11/2020 | 4 MINS Professor Petra Tschakert explains why universities have a critical role in tackling climate change. In 2019, the Oxford Dictionary chose climate emergency as its word of the year. Hundreds of jurisdictions declared climate emergencies around the world, from Western AustraliaΓÇÖs City of Cockburn to New York City, and from Bangladesh to the European Union. Young people flooded the streets with extraordinary climate strikes and marches. The Global Week for the Future counted 6ΓÇô8 million participants in about 150 countries ΓÇô arguably the largest climate strike in history. Australian protestors requested no new coal and gas projects, commitments to renewable energy and a just transition to a livable and responsible net-zero-emissions future. 2019 also brought us the first Climate Justice Union, here in WA, driven by concerned citizens ranging from farmers and firefighters, to students and doctors. While there is no doubt 2020 is the year of the pande

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Teaching in the climate crisis Teaching in the climate crisis 18/11/2020 | 4 MINS Professor Petra Tschakert explains why universities have a critical role in tackling climate change.

In 2019, the Oxford Dictionary chose climate emergency as its word of the year.

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