The importance of low-carbon education in schools

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”  Nelson Mandela.

This famous quote by Nelson Mandela effectively describes the role that education, as well as the institutions and people who represent it, play in the growth of the individual and society. Education is a wide open window to knowledge, and through knowledge impressive actions can be created. Climate change is one of the main problems of today's society, which requires a massive, effective and timely intervention of the entire world population, and therefore the educational system should deal with it.

According to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the average carbon footprint of schools is 9.4 metric tons per year. The main purpose of the school is to educate young people and strengthen their potential for future success. In a warming world, this includes building sustainable schools and sharing environmental education best practices with students. (More on logopsycom.com)

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