Centre for Sustainable Solutions

Climate Literacy for All - An SLT Seminar

Seminar: The Sustainablity in Learning and Teaching Community of Practice, together with the UofG James Watt School of Engineering Centre for Educational Development and Innovation, welcomed Dr Steve Cayzer and Hannah Hogarth of the University of Bath to deliver this seminar on 29th November 2021.

Summary: This highly interactive seminar shared experiences and insights from the University of Bath, where climate literacy has been included on the induction programme for all incoming students. This is part of their strategy to provide opportunities for every student to study and work on climate related issues and to develop understanding of ways to achieve net zero through individual and collective action. With over 1000 students attending, the online sessions ignited discussion and debate about ways in which the University as both an organisation and everyone as individuals can address climate change. All students were offered a follow-on programme, accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project. This training involved calculating individual carbon footprints, considering the impact that various actions have on carbon emissions and engaging in discussions about the global responsibility and climate justice.

Presenters:

• Steve is the Education Lead for Climate Action at the University of Bath. Steve has been at Bath for 10 years, designing and leading interdisciplinary programmes on technology management and innovation, including sustainable innovation. Prior to joining Bath, Steve spent 15 years in the IT sector in roles covering technical consultancy, machine learning research, and strategic research for Hewlett-Packard looking at the IT sector’s response to climate change. Steve initiated and led the Climate Literacy programme at the University.
• Hannah is a doctoral student at the University of Bath in the Department of Education. Her research focuses on children’s relationships with non-human nature in early childhood education settings. She is currently researching with young children in an urban city forest school exploring ways in which our relations with nature unfold. She helps to deliver the Climate Literacy programme to students at the University of Bath as a way to encourage both individual and collective responses to the climate emergency.

Download: Climate Literacy for All Seminar Abstract

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