Climate Literacy in Education

How Could I Not Have Known About the Climate Crisis?

Developing a Cross-Curricular Climate Change Education Program

Jennifer Rudd

Swansea University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v3i1.6503

Keywords: Digital fiction, imagination, cross-curricular, carbon footprint, digital literacy, climate education

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Abstract

In this article, I reflect on the impact of learning about the climate crisis and how doing so inspired me to develop a climate change education program. The article contains details on the new program, entitled You and CO₂, how it has been adapted to be suitable for a range of learners and how a new curriculum aided delivery of You and CO₂ across Wales. I share changes made in both my personal and professional life and how learning about the climate crisis ultimately led to me changing my career.