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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: How Students and Teachers Are Talking About Climate
Description: Students are heading back to school, and in addition to all of the usual challenges of the school year, some children are carrying an extra weight: climate anxiety. Teachers are also swimming in tricky waters as conversations around the climate crisis — and renewable energy — become more polarized.
Yet there are educators who have worked to create resources for students and teachers, to help bring climate education into the classroom. The question is: How can schools, parents and teachers better help young people navigate the ideas and feelings around a warming planet?Â
Guests:Â
Margaret Wang-A...