From personal choices to international agreements – climate policy is made on several levels
News story. Climate change can be influenced on many different levels: through personal choices, national legislation and international agreements.
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News story. Climate change can be influenced on many different levels: through personal choices, national legislation and international agreements.
Three Voices. There are many interesting parallels between coronavirus and the climate crisis. But can the pandemic actually shift people’s attitudes or policies? A researcher, campaigner and teache...
Three voices. Learning about climate is more crucial than ever – but we still have too few opportunities and places for informal climate learning. How can climate awareness be facilitated in urban s...
Spot on. The creation of new learning opportunities in the cities should include also the idea that the negative effects of urbanisation could be solved, writes Lauri Tuomi.
Feature. What if the whole city was a lifelong learning space in itself? The Finnish capital Helsinki is aiming to lead the way in this.
Editorial. As more and more people become packed into cities, all aspects of our lives, including learning, will be urbanised. But does the environment have any effect on learning at all?
Editorial. The pace of change in the world is already so fast that nobody can avoid lifelong learning.
Interview. Are you worried about climate change? Many young people will say “yes”. The concern of young people about the environment is real, and it is the job of adults to take it seriously, says...
Feature. Thanks to mainly education, the global fertility rate has decreased at a remarkable pace for decades. However, there is another challenge that adult education can rise to. It’s not only abo...
News story. To fight climate change, an alternative to selfish "homo economicus" is needed.
Three voices. Stopping climate change requires innovations from across all sectors of society. In this article, a growing business, a political party and a civil society initiative share their views o...
Education should urgently break the chains of society and economy so that learning can genuinely bring about new thinking, says Erkka Laininen.