This part of the Excellence Gateway is dedicated to sharing tools, resources, information and learning - offered by learning providers, by LSIS and by other partners and stakeholders - which can support individuals and organisations in the learning and skills sector in working, teaching and learning more sustainably.

Visit http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sustainability.

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Greening the Blue

• is the official United Nations platform for raising awareness about the importance of sustainability within the UN system;

• is a reservoir of useful information, including this animation showing how UN staff help create a more sustainable workplace;

• is a one-stop shop for UN staff and the general public who have an interest in creating a more sustainable United Nations.

Greening the Blue from Greeningtheblue on Vimeo.

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Are you or your learners interested to know just how much your personal carbon emissions are?

If so check out the BeGreen Carbon Calculator. This simple tools allows you to see your carbon footprint annually based from their comprehensive database of emission quantity which include...

• vehicles;
• electricity;
• flight travel; and
• natural gas.

To start using the calculator...

• choose one of the options;
• fill out the fields with your information - e.g. clicking the vehicle tab wi...

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If you're looking for ideas for teaching lessons about the role of automobiles and fuel sources in the environment, take a look at GM's Teach Green

Teach Green...

• is a lesson plan resource for practitioners developed by General Motors and Weekly Reader.
  
• provides practitioners with free lesson plans for teaching about...
  • fuel cells;
  • energy;
  • the environment; and
  • vehicle technology.
    

Practitioners can browse the collection of lesson plans by...

• topic;
• level; or
  
• standard.
  

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