Exploring Earth’s Systems: Carbon, Climate and Renewable Energy

These resources are part of the Teaching Net Zero Skills and Jobs suite of resources, created in collaboration with our generous philanthropic partners, The Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation and Boundless Earth.

This Earth and Space Sciences Unit, Exploring Earth’s Systems: Carbon, Climate and Renewable Energy, has been designed to

• support teachers to feel confident teaching about transitioning to a net zero economy using real-world examples
• educate students about climate change
• inspire students to take socially and environmentally responsible, positive action
• develop young people's awareness of and confidence to become climate solution entrepreneurs,
• increase desire to consider sustainability jobs in our future which will be incredibly important as we transition to a net zero economy.

The unit looks at climate change through the lens of the carbon cycle and Earth systems, helping students understand its effects, its underlying causes, and how human activity has influenced the disruption of the carbon cycle.

Students also learn about the Earth’s spheres and their interconnections, explore global greenhouse gas emissions, delve into the concept of carbon capture and examine renewable energy technologies while conceptualising nature-positive ideas to achieve a sustainable, net-zero economy.