Earth Day Live from COP26

The education sector has a unique role to play in building a greener twenty-first century. The OECD, UNESCO, and Education International have launched a joint initiative to gather teaching expertise on what makes a difference in empowering students for climate action. This event seeks to present the initial insights that have emerged and, from this, to highlight the future directions that climate action in education can take.

Moderator: Rodolfo Lacy, Director of the Environment Directorate at the OECD

Panelists:

• Haldis Holst – Deputy General Secretary, Education International
• Stefania Giannini – Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
• Andreas Schleicher – Director for Education and Skills at the OECD (remote)
• Larry Flanagan – General Secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland and President of ETUCE, the European Region of Education International