How do we teach young people about sustainable citizenship? Will an opportunity be missed?   I would like to suggest that one of the best opportunities we have to motivate communities towards environmentally-friendly behaviours, is the new Building Schools for the Future programme. Whilst it has been described as set up to transform learning and embed sustainability into the educational experience, it has also been met with some criticism. The Sustainable Development Commission, states …

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From Tom Burke , Founding Director, E3G This is a great theme that is massively under discussed. At its highest level we are challenged by a democratic dilemma. To tackle the suite of issues surrounding a transition to sustainable development we must agree and adopt public policies governing many aspects of personal, economic and political behaviour that will be consistently maintained over at least several decades. However, democracy thrives on there being an axis of choice around which to …

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