Action for Climate Empowerment

BE OPEN shares insights into sustainability in education at COP28 panel session

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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On Day 6 of COP28, at the Greening Education Hub hosted by the Ministry of Education, Director of BE OPEN Gennady Terebkov shared the findings and data on sustainability-related education accumulated in the course of BE OPEN's five-years-long SDG-themed student competition programme.

Key Points: 
  • On Day 6 of COP28, at the Greening Education Hub hosted by the Ministry of Education, Director of BE OPEN Gennady Terebkov shared the findings and data on sustainability-related education accumulated in the course of BE OPEN's five-years-long SDG-themed student competition programme.
  • The panel discussion under the title "Empowering Academia: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education" became a dynamic and interactive session designed to inspire and equip university students, professors, teachers, and academia professionals with the knowledge and tools to integrate sustainability into higher education.
  • I see incredible commitment, responsiveness and audacity in how they approach whatever problems we ask them to tackle."
  • Prior to COP28, BE OPEN also took part in the Student Energy Summit (SES 2023) in Abu Dhabi.

BE OPEN shares insights into sustainability in education at COP28 panel session

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Ministry, ACE, Creativity, UN, COP28, Action for Climate Empowerment, Climate, SDG7, Climate change, SDG, Primary energy, SES, Conference, Summit, City, NYUAD, SDG2, Knowledge, Education

On Day 6 of COP28, at the Greening Education Hub hosted by the Ministry of Education, Director of BE OPEN Gennady Terebkov shared the findings and data on sustainability-related education accumulated in the course of BE OPEN's five-years-long SDG-themed student competition programme.

Key Points: 
  • On Day 6 of COP28, at the Greening Education Hub hosted by the Ministry of Education, Director of BE OPEN Gennady Terebkov shared the findings and data on sustainability-related education accumulated in the course of BE OPEN's five-years-long SDG-themed student competition programme.
  • The panel discussion under the title "Empowering Academia: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education" became a dynamic and interactive session designed to inspire and equip university students, professors, teachers, and academia professionals with the knowledge and tools to integrate sustainability into higher education.
  • I see incredible commitment, responsiveness and audacity in how they approach whatever problems we ask them to tackle."
  • Prior to COP28, BE OPEN also took part in the Student Energy Summit (SES 2023) in Abu Dhabi.

Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alma Adams to Address BIPOC Climate Justice Dialogue

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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The day-long BIPOC Climate Justice Dialogue will be held Thursday, April 8, 2021, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Key Points: 
  • The day-long BIPOC Climate Justice Dialogue will be held Thursday, April 8, 2021, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • The conversations will strengthen communication between BIPOC climate experts and government officials in advance of the Biden-Harris Leader's Climate Summit taking place on Earth Day.
  • Topics to be discussed include BIPOC priorities for a just transition, culturally responsive climate action, and implementation of Justice 40 commitments across federal agencies.
  • The dialogue will also introduce the community-driven U.S. framework for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), as recommended in Article 12 of the Paris Agreement.

Campaign Urges Governments at Next Year's UN Climate Conference to Back Compulsory Climate Education and Literacy

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Monday, September 21, 2020
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The campaign encourages governments attending the crucial United Nations climate summit in 2021 to make climate change and climate literacy a core feature of school curriculum across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • The campaign encourages governments attending the crucial United Nations climate summit in 2021 to make climate change and climate literacy a core feature of school curriculum across the globe.
  • "We also urge governments to find ways and means to advance climate literacy at home and support poorer countries' efforts to meet their climate education goals," says the letter.
  • Climate education falls under Article 12 of the Agreement known as Action for Climate Empowerment.
  • EARTHDAY.ORG is driving the campaign for increased climate education and literacy.

Campaign Urges Governments at Next Year's UN Climate Conference to Back Compulsory Climate Education and Literacy

Retrieved on: 
Monday, September 21, 2020
Articles, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Literacy, Reading, Writing, Action for Climate Empowerment, Climate change

The campaign encourages governments attending the crucial United Nations climate summit in 2021 to make climate change and climate literacy a core feature of school curriculum across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • The campaign encourages governments attending the crucial United Nations climate summit in 2021 to make climate change and climate literacy a core feature of school curriculum across the globe.
  • "We also urge governments to find ways and means to advance climate literacy at home and support poorer countries' efforts to meet their climate education goals," says the letter.
  • Climate education falls under Article 12 of the Agreement known as Action for Climate Empowerment.
  • EARTHDAY.ORG is driving the campaign for increased climate education and literacy.

US Cultural Institutions Participating in COP25 in US Climate Action Center

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Monday, November 25, 2019
Articles, Humans, Human behavior, Global warming, Museology, Environmentalism, Action for Climate Empowerment, Climate change, Sustainability, Museum, Empowerment

They have examples of the success and critical value of changing institutional practices and engaging the 850 million residents and visitors to the US who visit these popular institutions.

Key Points: 
  • They have examples of the success and critical value of changing institutional practices and engaging the 850 million residents and visitors to the US who visit these popular institutions.
  • Speakers will represent the United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention's Action for Climate Empowerment , Climate Heritage and International Council on Monuments and Sites, the American Alliance of Museums , and the cultural sector of We Are Still In.
  • The event is organized by Sustainable Museums which organizes the cultural sector's participation in We Are Still In .
  • The country's 35,000 cultural institutions have a significant carbon footprint from collections care and exhibitions, and from travel for staff, the public, and their exhibitions.