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24 11, 2023

Interview Ms. Chang Yan: Persisting in Climate Change Education for 13 Years, Moving Forward from Community to the United Nations

2023-11-24T15:56:50+00:00

On October 27, 2023, an email from the organizers of UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai was sent to Ms. Chang Yan, who became the first youth teacher in China to be invited to participate in the cases presentation of Teachers COP. Teachers COP, organized by the Office for Climate Education (OCE), UNESCO, collected 386 cases worldwide at the COP28, and only five cases were selected for presentation during the conference and Ms. Chang was one of the five case presenters. She will present her educational activity case of observing the relationship between biodiversity change and climate change in Dongying, Shandong province. At the upcoming COP28 held in Dubai, we interviewed Ms. Chang Yan with excitement, hoping that her story can convey joy, faith, and hope to the teachers who have been working hard on climate change education!

Interview Ms. Chang Yan: Persisting in Climate Change Education for 13 Years, Moving Forward from Community to the United Nations 2023-11-24T15:56:50+00:00
17 11, 2023

Eco Wire 045: Dialogue with the Father of “Liquid Tree” – How to Handle the Challenge of Climate Change in an Interdisciplinary Way

2023-11-22T10:39:18+00:00

Winner of the UNDP Climate Innovation Award and original creator of the "Liquid Tree" will share how to address the challenges of climate change across disciplines

Eco Wire 045: Dialogue with the Father of “Liquid Tree” – How to Handle the Challenge of Climate Change in an Interdisciplinary Way 2023-11-22T10:39:18+00:00
17 11, 2023

Practical Cases of Education for Sustainable Development from Suzhou Won International Award

2024-03-18T14:47:26+00:00

Recently, Suzhou Daily reported the news that RCE Suzhou delegation was invited to the 13th Global RCE Annual Conference and won two awards. RCE Suzhou sent 13 young delegates to the conference, 7 of them from Green Light-Year. Original link: https://www.suzhou-news.cn/news/300602624   [...]

Practical Cases of Education for Sustainable Development from Suzhou Won International Award 2024-03-18T14:47:26+00:00
17 11, 2023

Taking stock: SDGs and the potential of digital

2024-03-18T14:47:38+00:00

SDG Digital was held successfully in United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, on September 17th. This event attracted over 500 attendents and 50 speakers from companies, institutions, and organizations all over the world, sharing concrete examples of digital technologies that facilitate the achievement of various SDGs and of public institutions’ efforts that enlarge the influence of such digital technologies.

Taking stock: SDGs and the potential of digital 2024-03-18T14:47:38+00:00
3 11, 2023

Policy brief: ACCELERATING YOUTH-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS THROUGH ICT-ENABLED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2023-11-22T10:40:01+00:00

This article is translated from the original English version of the report "ACCELERATING YOUTH-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS THROUGH ICT-ENABLED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" by the Expert Group on Policy Recommendations of Task Force 2 of the G20 Italy Summit 2021. Translated from English to Chinese by Yu Hongda, an undergraduate student of International Relations at the Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University. Ni Huan, Founding Director of Green Light-Year, was invited to participate in the research of the expert group on this policy proposal and co-created the report after half a year.

Policy brief: ACCELERATING YOUTH-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS THROUGH ICT-ENABLED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2023-11-22T10:40:01+00:00
18 10, 2023

GLY Youth Delegation Reports 2023 World Food Forum from Rome

2024-03-18T14:47:51+00:00

Perface: Green Light-Year Youth Delegation is on a trip to the World Food Forum 2023 in Rome, Italy! This event with global innovators and sustainability advocates will take place October 16-20 (Rome time), bringing together talents from all walks of lives. This year's Forum will explore how we can work together to address the challenges of today's food system and co-create a more equitable and sustainable food future through science, technology, innovation and smart investments. The theme of 2023 World Food Forum is "Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action".

GLY Youth Delegation Reports 2023 World Food Forum from Rome 2024-03-18T14:47:51+00:00