Empowering Educators for a Sustainable Future: Highlights from the KEL Decarbonisation Workshop

On 14th December, Civic Exchange hosted the KEL Decarbonisation Workshop, bringing together educators to explore practical ways to promote sustainability, climate change awareness, and decarbonisation efforts within schools and communities. The workshop began with Climate Fresk, a three-hour interactive game designed to teach participants the fundamental science of climate change and empower them to take meaningful action. Based on IPCC reports, the game encourages participants to actively contribute to building the Fresk, ensuring high engagement and enjoyment while fostering a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between human activities, climate change, and the societal challenges it presents. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the facilitators who generously devoted their time to raise participants’ environmental awareness through interactive experiments.

In the second part of the workshop, participants visited the renovated former Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre, kNOw Carbon House in Wan Chai, an educational resource centre dedicated to raising awareness about carbon neutrality and sustainability. Apart from exploring the original architecture and some of the historical items from the century-old Old Wan Chai Post Office, participants also learnt about the four main decarbonisation strategies, ways to achieve sustainability in daily life, and examples of recycled wood products in the garden. They also had the opportunity to create their own reusable beeswax food wraps, which promotes the idea of reducing of disposable plastic items and encourage participants to apply more environmentally friendly food storage methods in their daily lives.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all the participants who attended the workshop and contributed valuable insights on how schools can reduce waste and adopt greener practices under UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework. Teachers offered practical suggestions, such as implementing more project-based learning on climate change and sustainability and promoting the principles of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) within schools.

Civic Exchange would like to express our gratitude for all educators who participated in the workshop. This event served as a powerful reminder of the essential role educators play in shaping a sustainable future. By equipping teachers with the tools and knowledge to inspire their students, we take one step closer to fostering a greener, more conscious generation.