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notyetzero is a UK-based climate education resource — but many of the ideas, guides, and posts here travel well. Here is what you need to know.
Hello from Cumbria, in the north of England. notyetzero was built primarily for UK teachers, school leaders, and sustainability professionals — but climate education is a global challenge, and the conversations here are ones that educators everywhere are having. If you have found your way here from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or anywhere else — you are very welcome.
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What travels well
Some of the notyetzero content is very UK-specific — references to Ofsted, the DfE, and the national curriculum won’t mean much outside England. But a lot of it is about ideas, challenges, and approaches that teachers and school leaders face everywhere. Here are the posts that translate most directly:
Words Matter: A Guide to Climate Vocabulary
UniversalHow language shapes climate education — from “global warming” vs “global heating” to the politics of the word “sustainable.” The Frank Luntz memo, the Carbon Footprint history, the cultural assumptions in terms like “fish stock.” Relevant everywhere English is taught.
Read the post →It’s Too Late Anyway: Tackling Climate Doomism in Your Classroom
UniversalThe “what’s the point?” moment that teachers everywhere encounter. What doomism is, where it comes from, and how to respond to it — including three classroom scripts. Directly relevant in the US context, where doomism now outstrips scepticism as the primary barrier to climate action among young people.
Read the post →Beyond the Biscuit Tin: Getting the Most From Your School Eco Group
UniversalMoving from token activity to genuine pupil leadership — real impact, real agency, real connection to school decision-making. The challenges are the same in Melbourne, Toronto, and Manchester.
Read the post →Who Is Climate Education Actually For? Working Class Communities and the Green Transition
Highly relevant internationallyThe cost of EVs, the history of industrial communities, the just transition — these are conversations happening in every English-speaking country. The UK examples are specific but the questions are universal: who bears the cost of climate action, and whose experience is missing from climate education?
Read the post →Postcards From Elsewhere: What the World Can Teach Us About Climate Education
Internationally focusedA look at how Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Kenya, Rwanda, and Costa Rica approach climate education — with a specific UK takeaway from each. But the international examples stand on their own and may be particularly interesting if you are in one of those countries.
Read the post →Making Climate Education Accessible
UniversalUniversal Design for Learning applied to climate education — multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement. The UDL framework originated in the US and is used internationally. This guide works wherever it is applied.
Read the post →A quick guide to UK terminology
If you are reading posts that reference the UK education system, here is a brief translation guide:
UK education terms — explained
About notyetzero
notyetzero is run by Rebecca Stacey, based in Cumbria in the north of England. Rebecca is a former headteacher, accredited Carbon Literacy facilitator, Climate Fresk facilitator, and Schools Coordinator for the Carbon Literacy Project. She is studying for an MSc in Zero Carbon Communities.
notyetzero works with schools, workplaces, and communities on climate education — delivering Carbon Literacy training, Climate Fresk workshops, climate action planning support, and curriculum development. Most work is UK-based, but international collaboration and online consultancy is very welcome.
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