GCSE students are being let down by outdated textbooks teaching inaccurate climate science

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Climate education in the UK is failing students and must be updated to reflect 21st century realities, writes SOS-UK's Jamie Agombar

Earlier this year I was helping my daughter revise for her Geography GCSE, when I found myself asking her the question: "What are the UK opportunities from climate change?" As a climate education campaigner,...

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