Commentary from Dr Wim Thiery Scientists predict about 2.4°C of global warming by the end of this century under current policy pledges, compared to preindustrial times. In our studies, we calculated the meaning of that level of warming, in terms of how many extreme climate events a real person in a real location will faceContinue reading “THE CLIMATE CRISIS-THE KIDS ARN’T ALRIGHT”
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COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE
How Can Future Leaders be Better Prepared for a Future of Worsening Environmental Crisis (https://www.ippr.org/files/2022-01/cohort-2040-jan-22.pdf ) This report from the Institute for Public Policy research(IPPR) is yet another wake up call for all of those who are asking where the leadership will come from to tackle a worsening environmental and social crisis created by humanitiesContinue reading “COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE”
Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies
Cities around the globe have a unique and powerful role to play in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts. Estimates suggest that urban activities produce 75 percent of global CO2 emissions, making them major contributors to climate change. Yet their growing populations are also extremely vulnerable to climate change, with climate change-induced heatContinue reading “Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies”
PEDAGOGIES OF TRANSITION
The times call for pedagogies that cultivate integrated knowledge and global citizenship, yet we continue to educate for a world we don’t want. In the long term, we need educational systems aligned with new imperatives, while in the near term offering innovate curricula and teaching within existing systems. The forward-looking educators on this Forum’s panels—Frameworks and Practices—probeContinue reading “PEDAGOGIES OF TRANSITION”
LEVELLING UP WHITE PAPER 2022
I wrote this extract immediately below from a blog in July 2020 and was surprised by what seemed to be its impact. There is a growing interest in the idea of civic universities. It’s an idea which has a new resonance with many who believe it’s time for a reassessment of what aContinue reading “LEVELLING UP WHITE PAPER 2022”
9 tips for talking to your family about degrowth during the holidays
By: Nathan Barlow The holidays are special; a chance to stop working, slow down and spend time with family and friends. The numerous family gatherings will likely involve discussions about the state of the world, politics, climate change, and maybe even degrowth. In case you find yourself in this scenario, we have put together this listContinue reading “9 tips for talking to your family about degrowth during the holidays”
CONSULTATION ON THE OfS STRATEGY-2022-2025
The Office for Students(OfS) has just announced a change in emphasis to its regulatory strategy for university quality assurance:it’s about levelling up and the role of universities in this policy vacuum. “Three and a half years since our public launch, this consultation on our new strategy marks a significant milestone for the Office for StudentsContinue reading “CONSULTATION ON THE OfS STRATEGY-2022-2025”
Doing More with Less: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production
Still Only One Earth: Lessons from 50 years of UN sustainable development policy Today the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) sent out a relatively short-for them- reflection on how far we have progressed over the past 50 years on the journey towards a sustainable future . It struck me as a prescient and harshContinue reading “Doing More with Less: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production”
CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
As Raymond Williams now-famously said, ‘culture’ is one of the two or three most complicated words in English usage Embedding sustainability into the higher education curriculum has been far from straightforward. Consequently, implementation has been patchy – both in terms of disciplinary spread and in terms of the understandings of sustainability A culture for sustainabilityContinue reading “CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY”
Transformation with a focus on Human Value
If we are to effect transformative change towards a more sustainable future, then the policies which underpin such change must embrace and place human value at the centre of the economic life of society. Yet the adversarial character of democratic politics tends to focus more on the expectations of change than on a cogent reality.Continue reading “Transformation with a focus on Human Value”
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