SLACC aims to increase critical thinking skills in young people and provide the communication skills necessary to debunk false news on climate change. SLACC wants to prepare young people to become climate ambassadors and defend our planet from destructive practices.
SLACC is a project, co-funded by the European Commission within the program Erasmus+, which arises from the need to debunk the myths relating to climate change.
In recent years, significant strides have been made in understanding climate change, its causes, and consequences. However, there is a huge flow of misinformation aimed at confusing public opinion and generating doubts about the existence of climate change. Media and social media have become the vehicle of the main fake news but most young people are becoming increasingly aware of the climate crisis and consider the fight against climate change a crucial issue to address.
How it Works
Objectives
SLACC aims to increase critical thinking skills in young people and provide the communication skills necessary to debunk false news on climate change. SLACC wants to prepare young people to become climate ambassadors and defend our planet from destructive practices.
Activities
SLACC aims to increase critical thinking skills in young people and provide the communication skills necessary to debunk false news on climate change. SLACC wants to prepare young people to become climate ambassadors and defend our planet from destructive practices.
Platform
An online platform and an educational App will be developed containing digital educational material, quizzes, and puzzles useful for debunking fake news on climate change and promoting awareness of environmental issues.
Training Course
A training course for youth workers will also be designed, with the purpose of providing them with digital resources and innovative practices, to be used to strengthen young people’s skills in recognizing fake news and reaction to the spread of environmental dis/misinformation online.
News
What do youngsters think about fake news and climate change? Two focus groups to find it out
“Climate change does not exist”, “The single person cannot change things”, “The increase in temperature is a natural cycle that is not caused by human activity”. These are just some of the fake news circulating, online and offline, about climate change....