Taking care of oneself, others & the planet: public funding & lifelong learning for sustainability

A renewed impetus for re-imagining education systems was seen through 2022 with various milestones taking place. Investment in Education and Training was underlined in the Transforming Education Summit – resulting in concrete proposals for increased investments – and the work on Quality Investment in Education and Training by the European Commission which kicked started the work on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public funding in education and training (the new Learning Lab). On the side of sustainability, education was again highlighted as a key area to fight against climate change and build sustainable societies as part of the COP 27 and COP 15 and at EU level the Commission published the Council Recommendations on learning for the green transition and sustainable development as well as on a fair transition to climate neutrality. The Lifelong Learning Platform takes this opportunity to share our work around these two important areas by discussing the importance of pub