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How “Green” are Today's 15-Year-Olds?

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Today's students are growing up in a precarious natural environment. Climate change and the loss of biodiversity threaten the ecosystems that support life; a lack of clean water and sanitation imperils the health of hundreds of millions of people every day. While trained geoscientists, biologists and environmental scientists lead the way in shaping policies to reduce the impact of human activity on the global environment -and to have more equitable access to natural resources for all - informed citizens play an important role, too. Since individual actions have an impact on the environment, understanding scientific theories and being able to evaluate evidence can help people to make informed decisions about such daily choices as whether or not to leave the television on standby, what temperature to set the heat, and what kind of car to buy (or not). Learning about the environment early in a student's schooling can help to shape the way that person will interact with the environment as an adult.

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  • Oecd, 2012. "How “Green” are Today's 15-Year-Olds?," PISA in Focus 15, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduddd:15-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5k9bdt3vsbf0-en
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