Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
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Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.
Universities are vital hubs of research and teaching on climate change and, as big organisations, produce significant emissions themselves. They should therefore lead action to limit climate change.
To address the climate and ecological crises, we need a vision of the future. But some of the most popular ones out there will only propel the planet more quickly towards destruction.
Individual actions to reduce emissions are important in two ways. First, they have an immediate impact, and secondly, adopting low-carbon life choices sends a clear message to political leaders.
If how we speak about the world we want to see is crucial in building support for climate change momentum, then what is visible and invisible, strange and normal, positive and negative, must change.
Mexico is a leader in climate change action in the developing world. But renewing its commitment to oil may stymie further progress.
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Senior Lecturer in Curriculum, Curtin University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Energy Law, University of Dundee
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Professor of Political Science and Co-Director Environmental Governance Lab, University of Toronto
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Lecturer in Design, Loughborough University
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Professor of Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Circular Economy, University of Bradford
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Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania, and Lecturer in Communication - Journalism, Deakin University
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics and Director of the PECC Lab, Royal Holloway University of London
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Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University
