B.ED. STUDENT-TEACHERS; AMBASSADORS OF CLIMATE PROTECTION

‘No Challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change’ – B. Obama
With the escalation in the industry, economy, infrastructure and technology; the present era is also experiencing the negative and harmful effects of climate change. Since early 20th century, Earth’s average surface temperature has risen up to 0.9 degrees Celsius. This is mainly due to the increased carbon dioxide and other emissions into the atmosphere by humans. It is a time to take action to stop climate change. Therefore, the present education system should not only focus on educating the academic and co-curricular, but also on the climate change issues to the young generation. And for this, the teacher education institutions should prepare the future teachers to be completely aware about the changing environmental situations and its negative impact on the planet Earth. This paper discusses about the various activities that the teacher education institutions can plan for the student-teachers in their two-year B.Ed. program to disseminate the awareness about climate protection.