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Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

The CLEAN collection offers ~1,000 free, peer-reviewed, NGSS-aligned climate and energy teaching resources—easily searchable and ready to use.

The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) provides the official government climate teaching database through syndication with NOAA Teaching Climate. CLEAN partners with climate scientists and educators to help review educational resources for our collection. CLEAN also provides pedagogical support for teaching climate and energy topics through educator support pages, professional development offerings, and a professional learning community to help educators with many aspects of teaching climate.

CLEAN is led by climate education experts at the Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation(CEEE) at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Science Education Resource Center(SERC) at Carleton College. CLEAN was funded as the official content provider for NOAA’s climate.gov/teaching climate webpages.

If you have any questions, please email clean@colorado.edu.

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Resources

Publications

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Christensen, A., Welton-Mitchell, C., Gold, A., James, L., & Zeitz, L. (2023, June 27). Beyond Doom and Gloom: Teaching Climate Change to Foster Empowerment. Connected Science Learning, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/24758779.2023.12318633

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Gold, A.U., Ledley, T.S., Sullivan, S.B., Kirk, K.B., Grogan, M. (2015): Supporting Energy Education Online: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN). Journal of Sustainability Education.

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Gold, A.U., Ledley, T.S., Buhr, S.M., Fox, S., McCaffrey, M., Niepold, F., Manduca, C. & Lynds, S. 2012. Peer-review of digital educational resources—A rigorous review process developed by the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN). Journal of Geoscience Education. 60: 295-308, https://doi.org/10.5408/12-324.1.

Cover: Journal of Geoscience Education

Gold, A.U., Ledley, T.S., Buhr, S.M., Fox, S., McCaffrey, M., Niepold, F., Manduca, C. & Lynds, S. 2012. Peer-review of digital educational resources—A rigorous review process developed by the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN). Journal of Geoscience Education. 60: 295-308. https://doi.org/10.5408/12-324.1

Upcoming Events

Jun
Tue - Wed
03 - 04
2025
8:00 am MT
Resilient Futures in Rural Colorado Teacher Workshop in Gunnison

Register today to learn about the latest research with scientists and educators who focus on Colorado ecosystems and communities. We will hear from a variety of experts - including Western Slope and NOAA scientists, and educators at CEEE, CLEAN (the Climate Literacy, Energy and Awareness Network) and Science on a Sphere. We will focus on water resources and wildfire risk, with all workshop content tied to the CDE Science Standards and NGSS.

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Jun
Wed - Fri
11 - 13
2025
8:00 am MT
Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop

Middle school and high school educators are invited to a three-day in-person teacher workshop. Engage with sessions on education resources, including scientist talks, lab tours, and networking sessions by CEEE, NOAA, and CLEAN. This session will cover topics such as climate science, natural hazards, water resources, climate mental health, data literacy, and more. Graduate credits available.

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Jul
Mon - Thu
14 - 17
2025
9:00 am MT
Teach Climate Network Summer Institute hosted by Climate Generation

CLEAN is leading a cohort at the 20th Annual Teach Climate Network Summer Institute hosted by Climate Generation! This virtual, three-day conference focuses on climate change education for both formal and non-formal educators. As a cohort leader, CLEAN has had the opportunity to evaluate and plan sessions for #SI2025, and you won’t want to miss this!

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Get involved and stay up-to-date with CIRES CEEE.

CEEE Contact

ceee@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-5670
Fax: 303-735-3644

CEEE Mail

CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation
University of Colorado Boulder
488 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0449

CEEE Office Hours

8:00 am to 5:00 pm MT -- fall and spring semesters