Climate Schools Programme geography intro lesson

Last updated: 05 September 2025
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Explore sustainability

This is an introductory geography lesson, part of the Climate Schools Programme.


The lesson is designed to:

  • introduce or recap concepts such as global warming, climate change, carbon removal and net zero carbon emissions
  • introduce the UK government’s net zero strategy

This resource includes:

  • Climate Schools Programme slide deck

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