On September 17, 2021, the launch of the European Union-Humana People to People Yunnan Low-carbon Schools Pilot Project of Dongchuan District was held in Dongchuan District Education and Sports Bureau. Representatives of the following parties - about 20 people in total - attended the meeting: the International Humana People to People Movement (Switzerland) Yunnan Representative Office (HPP YNRO), Basic Education Department of Dongchuan District Education and Sports Bureau, Dongchuan District No.1 Primary School and other urban primary schools.

At the opening ceremony, Ma Qiyan, Deputy Director of Dongchuan District Education and Sports Bureau, said that we should raise awareness to ensure that the project achieves the expected objectives, and strengthen measures to promote all schools in the district to fully implement the work of low-carbon and environmental protection. Michael Hermann, Chief Representative of the International HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Movement (Switzerland) Yunnan Representative Office, delivered a speech to announce the official launch of the European Union-Humana People to People’s Yunnan Low-carbon Schools Pilot Project in Dongchuan District.

Ma Qiyan (the middle one), Deputy Director of Dongchuan District Education and Sports Bureau,  is making a speech 

Michael Hermann (the middle one), Chief Representative of the International HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Movement (Switzerland) Yunnan Representative Office，is delivering a speech

In order to enhance the guests' understanding of the European Union-Humana People to People Yunnan Low-carbon Schools Pilot Project, Liu Xi, the project leader, introduced that the project team has been carrying out various activities, training, meetings and other ways to promote the establishment of low-carbon schools in Yunnan Province, building a platform for cooperation and exchanges between schools to improve the awareness of climate change among teachers and students, and using scientific and technological means to support schools in implementing carbon emission reduction.

Project Manager Liu Xi (first from right) is introducing the project

Thereafter project officer Qi Chao, introduced the reasons, current situation and impacts of global and Yunnan climate change, and the relevant policies and measures to combat climate change introduced by the Ministry of Education, as well as the importance of studying climate change. Project officer Yue Hongyu shared a demonstration lesson through heuristic interaction—how to equip students with global warming knowledge—the current situation of global warming, the physics of the greenhouse effect, the process of human-made greenhouse gas generation, and the importance of further improving waste sorting.

Project Officer Qichao is sharing

Project Officer Yue Hongyu is giving a demonstration lesson

In order to build Yunnan into a leader in the construction of national ecological civilization and help achieve the "3060" goal, youngsters should actively participate in the action of "practicing low-carbon life and building a green campus".

Climate change is one of the most serious challenges that all mankind is facing. We must take immediate action!

Project introduction:

Yunnan Low-carbon Schools Pilot Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the People to People Foundation (Spanish member of HPP) in cooperation with FAIHPP (Switzerland) Yunnan Representative Office, Yunnan Academy for Science and Technical Information, Southwest Forestry University, Chinese Youth Climate Action Network, Green Kunming (Kunming Environmental Popular Science Association) and  Kunming Good Deed Public Welfare Community Development Service Center with a project cycle from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. The project begins by increasing partners’ awareness and advocacy on climate change mitigation and environmental protection, by raising climate change awareness among 600 schools, 70,000 students and teachers, determine the emission benchmark through basic calculation, and then implement emission reduction work in 50 Carbon Compliant Pioneer Schools. Use science, technology, innovation and other means to respond to “climate action” to accelerate environmental sustainability and promote the transition from green campuses to low-carbon and carbon-neutral campuses.

The project is funded by European Union.

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