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General Objective of the Module

Considering that the educational response to climate change needs to be both local and global,
the overarching objective of the proposed module is to foster the basics towards Energy Resources
Management from small scales to greater scales of planning, intervention and mitigation measures.
To this end, students learn to monitor their own energy consumption, including in the classroom
settings or at home, thereby equipping themselves with the right tools to adapt their daily living habits
and behaviours towards a sustainable living. Scaling up the energy management and consumption
problem, light pollution topic arises (urban level) where students seek to develop an understanding of
light pollution, describe the causes and effects and how light pollution can affect their daily lives, the
natural habitats and overall, the environment. Finally, students get familiarized with different forms of
energy production (e.g., fossil fuels, onshore and offshore wind energy, solar energy, biomass, hydro,
and wave energy etc.) their associated technologies and the reasons why different forms of energy
production are preferred in different geographies and contexts or efficiency and applicability. In this
context, developing a training material for educators and ideas on how to introduce some concepts in
their classrooms, by enabling them to apply a Green Deal oriented curriculum towards a clean, reliable
and affordable energy, is of paramount importance.

Topics:

1. Monitoring energy consumption - Making buildings energy efficient: Students are introduced to
the concepts of: i) measuring energy consumption and efficiency, ii) prioritising energy efficiency
measures, iii) examples for improving the energy performance of our buildings.
2. Promoting green energy: Students will get introduced to the overarching benefits of developing
a power sector based largely on Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
3. Light Pollution Monitoring and Mitigation: Students are introduced to the concept of light
pollution by investigating the nature, sources, levels and the inherent impact of light pollution.

Learning Objectives (based on SDG 7 and the GreenComp Framework)

• The learner knows about different energy resources – renewable and non-renewable – and their
respective advantages and disadvantages including environmental impacts, health issues, usage,
safety and energy security, and their share in the energy mix at the local, national and global level
(Knowledge).
• The learner understands the concept of energy efficiency and sufficiency and knows socio-
technical strategies and policies to achieve efficiency and sufficiency (Knowledge).
• The learner is able to assess and understand the need for affordable, reliable, sustainable and
clean energy of other people/other countries or regions (Knowledge).
• Knows that when human demand for resources is driven by greed, indifference and unfettered
individualism, this has negative consequences for the environment (Knowledge).
• Knows which aspects of personal lifestyle have higher impacts on sustainability and require
adapting (Knowledge).

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.
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