Curriculum Stories: Creating Knowledge Workers for the Greener Product Marketplace

Integrate life cycle thinking into your curriculum with this series of webcasts showcasing curricula that engages students in essential conversations about sustainable product development and manufacturing. (Last updated 2018)

August 30, 2016

National Climate Seminar

 The National Climate Seminar offers students and educators a chance to connect with experts on climate and clean energy solutions through a biweekly, lunchtime dial-in conversation featuring climate scientists, political leaders, and policy analysts to explore the politics and science driving critical climate change decisions. The conversations take place on the first and third Wednesday […]

September 27, 2016

The 12 Questions Every Climate Activist Hears and What to Say

 This free guide for climate change educators, community members and change agents provides sound methods and facts to rebut the most common misconceptions and arguments against the reality of man-made climate change.

Civil Society Review to Address Climate Change Internationally

 This organization involves social movements, environmental and development NGOs, trade unions, faith and other civil society groups to assess the climate commitments that have been put on the table through the UN climate negotiations. Their goal is to identify which countries are offering to do their fair share, which need to do more, and present […]

Greenhouse Development Rights

The Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) framework is designed to support an emergency global climate mobilization while, at the same time, preserving the rights of all people to reach sustainable human development free of poverty. It calculates a Responsibility and Capacity Index for all countries and uses a Climate Equity Reference Calculator and a Climate Equity Pledge […]

Biofuture Platform

This organization aims to expedite the world’s transition to an forward-thinking, low carbon, global bioeconomy. Thus far, 20 countries have joined together in this action-oriented, country-led, multistakeholder initiative that promotes policy dialogue and collaboration among leading countries, organizations, academia and the private sector. Check out the Resources Tab for further research and study materials.

March 29, 2019

Materials Management Wizard

The EPA’s Materials Management Wizard (MWiz) is an interactive web application that connects communities to materials management tools and resources designed to support and promote sustainable community planning. Furthermore, users can produce customized reports, making this a good tool for classroom and extracurricular use.

In Demand: Clean Energy, Sustainability and the New American Workforce

This resource provides insights into the status and growth of jobs in the clean energy industry. This downloadable PDF highlights quality jobs in renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative vehicles, energy storage and advanced grid sectors. It documents that even while current federal government policies are not beneficial to clean energy growth, the industry is still […]

World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs

This PDF, by the International Labour Organization, will help students to understand key issues linked to the establishment of a greener economy, including macroeconomic, environmental policy, public programs, and worker protection and skills. While moving away from a coal-fueled economy may cause short-term job losses, the report shows that a fair transition to a more […]

The Future of Jobs Report

This report focuses on the momentous change that is underway in today’s workforce as the fourth industrial revolution takes place amidst a growing need for a more sustainable future. This report provides insight into current market trends and their potentials in the years to come, plus describes the sorts of changes that need to take […]