What do we tell the kids?

Climate change is going to shape young people’s lives, and yet
many students feel their schools are not equipping them with the
knowledge and skills to face this future. Teachers aren’t always
confident broaching climate change in the classroom. And
governments have been slow to get comprehensive and compulsory
climate change education onto national curriculums.


But how do you teach young children about something so big and
scary? And how should adults deal with the hopelessness that some
young people feel when faced with a crisis they feel powerless to
change? This week, we’re going to Ghana, the US, China, the UK
and Europe to find answers.


Contributors: Christina Kwauk, Kwauk & Associates, Brookings
Institution Lily Henderson, Teach the Future Koen Timmers,
Climate Action Project Dr Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng, Ghana
Environmental Protection Agency


Presenters: Neal Razzell and Katie Prescott Reporter: Thomas
Naadi Producer: Josephine Casserly Series producer: Rosamund
Jones Editor: Emma Rippon Sound engineer: Tom Brignell