The Official Launch of the Office for Climate Education
The Office for Climate Education (OCE) was officially launched on March 16, 2018, in Paris at the Simone & Cino Del Duca Foundation. This milestone event brought together the founding members of the OCE, along with several institutional and academic partners from France and around the world, to support this initiative dedicated to climate change education.
Founding Members
The OCE was established with the support of leading scientific and educational institutions:
- La main à la pâte Foundation
- Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute (IPSL)
- Météo-France
- French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)
- Météo & Climat Association
Committed Partners
The event also gathered numerous partners who support the OCE’s mission:
In France:
- International Research Center on Environment and Development (CIRED)
- Luciole Foundation
- French Ministry of National Education
- National Museum of Natural History
- TARA Foundation
- Albédo Climat
Internationally:
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC – TSU-WG1)
- Siemens Stiftung (Germany)
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany)
- Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
- Dublin Institute of Education (Ireland)
- Foundation for Environmental Education (Netherlands)
- Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
- University of California Office of the President (United States)
Key Speakers and Contributions
Several renowned experts took the stage to present the OCE and highlight their institution’s role in this initiative:
- Hervé Le Treut, member of the French Academy of Sciences and director of IPSL
- Anne Guillaume (representing Jean Jouzel), Secretary-General of Météo & Climat
- Marie-Lise Sabrié, Director of Scientific and Technological Culture at IRD
- Christine Niewöhner, Head of Science Education at Siemens Stiftung
- Sylvain Mondon, Head of the Institutional Missions Department at Météo-France and coordinator of the national consultation for the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNACC)
- Pierre Léna, member of the French Academy of Sciences and Honorary President of La main à la pâte Foundation
- David Wilgenbus, Executive Director of the Office for Climate Education
This official launch marked the beginning of an ambitious journey: to make education a key driver in tackling climate change by providing teachers worldwide with scientific, high-quality, and accessible educational resources.
