THE Cned (National Center for Distance Learning) is launching the “BA-BA for Climate and Biodiversity” this Wednesday free online training supported by Radio France, the group to which France Bleu belongs. The aim of this initiative is to democratize knowledge about environmental issues. “Prerequisites for awareness and action” in the face of the climate emergency.
The aim of the training is to give everyone “Key to understanding At “the causes, consequences and solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss”. she was “designed with a committee of public research reference experts”. Two paleoclimatologists and members of the IPCC support this approach: Valérie Masson Delmotte and Jean Jouzel are the sponsors of this platform.
This training is concrete freely available on the Internet. It consists of five modules with duration “between 1 hour and 1 hour 30 minutes each” :
- definition of climate change;
- Causes of climate change and solutions to mitigate it;
- Consequences of climate change and solutions for adaptation;
- Biodiversity;
- collective and individual decisions to achieve carbon neutrality.
Users interested in this training can complete the modules in the order they prefer. Then they can “Confirm your knowledge with a quiz”, and if they perform well, they will be offered a digital badge. If they manage to have all five badges, they can receive them “a 'BA-BA Climate and Biodiversity' badge that certifies the entire training.”
One in four French people suffers from environmental anxiety
To mark the launch of this training, Cned is publishing this Wednesday a study on the knowledge of the French on climate issues and biodiversity. According to this Obéa survey, almost one in four French people (25%) suffer from environmental anxiety “Fear of the future, often thinking about what prevents him from living peacefully or even giving up medium or long-term projects, such as having children”. This feeling is shared by 34% of 15 to 25 year olds and 35% of 26 to 35 year olds. Furthermore, 65% of French people admit this “concerned about the situation”without this preventing them from living peacefully.
If the level of ecological concern among the French is very high, then it is the majority considers the level of knowledge to be too low. 59% of respondents believe that the French people's level of knowledge on ecological issues (climate disruption, pollution, biodiversity) is not up to the environmental challenges. 83% find it particularly difficult to identify the right sources to get reliable information. 74% find “It’s complicated to know what to do to protect the environment.”
The study “The French, knowledge and pedagogy on ecological issues” was carried out by Obéa for the Cned with a sample of 1,027 people representative of the resident population of mainland France aged 15 years and over. This survey was conducted online on May 31 and June 1, 2023.