Teaching All Students about Climate Action with Laura Schifter

About this episode

Laura Schifter discusses the importance of integrating climate action into education to empower future generations.

Send us Fan Mail Aspen Institute Senior Fellow Laura Schifter shares about her work at This Is Planet Ed-part of the Aspen Institute's Energy and Environment Program. This Is Planet Ed an initiative to unlock the power of education as a force for climate solutions to empower the rising generation to lead a sustainable and resilient future. In this conversation we discuss why learning about climate action should be part of the content in all classes and we'll share some actionable ideas for cl...

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Guest: Laura Schifter

Topics covered

• climate action
• education
• sustainability
• environment

Keywords

• This Is Planet Ed
• Aspen Institute
• Energy and Environment Program

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