Materials and tools from ECF4CLIM project

A short presentation on GreenComp and ECF4CLIM project

Many schools have discussions on school lunches. Are the school lunches environmentally friendly? What is the quality? Who eats and who doesn´t? This figure shows connections of school meals to different actions, cultures, and administration. The school meals appear to be part of a complex system!

Across several ECF4CLIM demonstration sites, solar panels have been installed —not just as technical upgrades, but as learning opportunities. These structural interventions required collaboration both within schools and universities, and also with municipalities.

At the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, ECF4CLIM supported the interdisciplinary collaborative development process of a 25 credit study module called “Basic Multidisciplinary Studies in Sustainability Transitions”.

In one Spanish school the principal noticed and seized the opportunity to act as part of the Eco-schools network and receive support from the ECF4CLIM project for the development of environmental activities.

The Footprint calculator allows users (students, teachers, personnel, families) to assess their performance in terms of the main environmental impacts. The Footprint calculator is based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology.

Different people are motivated by different things conserning environmental issues. Tell me what you are like, and you will find out your best opportunities to be a friend of the environment. This test is built by simplifying the sustainable lifestyle motivation profiles created by SITRA.

The learning space gives access to educational resources designed to improve citizens’ awareness, learning and capacity for climate actions and sustainability. These educational materials are divided into materials for students, for teachers and games.

Learning game inspired by the Roadmap for Sustainability Competences

Plastic pollution of the Danube banks. International Danube River Day, celebrated annually on June 29, is an opportunity to celebrate this important river and to promote its conservation and the environment.

Examples from Finnish and Spanish schools relating to headmasters and teachers as enablers of engagement

Short examples from ECF4CLIM project schools relating to engagement

Core principles of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The interdependence between individual choices and global impacts.

Visioning and planning for sustainable futures. Teaches how to apply futures thinking, scenario building, and creativity to imagine alternatives and translate them into strategic plans.

The complexity of interconnections between social, environmental, cultural, and economic systems. Introduces systems thinking to understand how local actions have global effects and how problems should be framed critically and inclusively.

Turning values into action. Engagement goes beyond personal motivation: it requires participatory processes, collaboration among teachers, students, and communities, and spaces for dialogue. Includes practical tools and interactive activities to strengthen engagement competences.

Turning ideas into real impact. Guides how to convert visions into concrete actions, involving political agency, collective initiatives, and individual efforts. Presents strategies for implementing, evaluating, and scaling sustainability interventions, identifying enablers and barriers.