Minister becomes 1000th Climate Ambassador
The Minister for Early Years, Stephen Morgan MP, who leads on sustainability at the Department for Education, has become the UK’s 1,000th Climate Ambassador.
Minister Morgan said:
The Climate Ambassadors programme is a vital part of our strategy to empower schools and educators in tackling the climate crisis, and I’m proud to be joining over 1,000 volunteers to support schools in developing and delivering their climate action plans.”
Nurseries, schools and colleges are beginning their planning for the next academic year. Now is the perfect time to sign up to become a Climate Ambassador and help your local school plan for a sustainable future.
Climate Action Plan
Following the completion of his training, Minister Morgan will be working with a school on their Climate Action Plan. As part of the government’s sustainability and climate change strategy, all education settings have been asked to produce climate action plans that will help reduce their community’s environmental impact.
Plans cover the ABCD of climate action: Adaptation to climate risk, nurturing and measuring Biodiversity, improving Climate Education and Green Careers teaching and Decarbonisation of the education estate.