At the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reviewed progress over the past year in integrating climate literacy into the global education agenda, following the initiative proposed at COP29. The discussion also focused on the effort to measure climate literacy through the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

During the “Greening Education” high-level roundtable, Azerbaijan’s delegation highlighted the importance of the initiative, ongoing work, and planned activities. Over the past year, a PISA Climate Literacy Framework was developed, and pilot assessments were conducted in both Azerbaijan and Brazil. Several countries worldwide have begun aligning their curricula, teacher training programs, and policy priorities with this framework.

Participants noted that incorporating climate literacy into PISA could have significant implications for global education systems. The initiative goes beyond assessment: alongside developing the tool, Azerbaijan and the OECD aim to provide comprehensive resources to help teachers integrate climate literacy into their teaching.

The conference emphasized that Azerbaijan has taken a historic step in shaping global education policy, with its climate literacy cooperation model serving as an example for other countries.