An Opportunity in Climate Literacy

It's not common to feel like things are really moving in the right direction, but in the case of climate literacy, it really looks like it's finally getting the attention it deserves. Our Power, Our Planet is focused on promoting renewable energy and calling for a tripling of clean energy production by 2030. This week, the World Bank released a report showing that the transition to clean energy is being held back by a lack of skilled workers. This report highlights the need for millions of climate literate workers for the success of the global green transition. The organizations agree that universal climate literacy and education are key to addressing this skills gap.

Education is a key part of the sustainability strategy and central to our efforts. Climate education should be at the core of any national strategy to combat climate change. We call on all signatory countries to the 2015 Paris Agreement at COP21 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to include it in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). (Co2AI)