Together with primary schoolchildren, researchers from Empa and the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education (PHSG) are developing a children’s book on circular economy. Image: Pixabay
Together with primary schoolchildren, researchers from Empa and the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education (PHSG) are developing a children's book on circular economy. Image: Pixabay What might life in a circular economy look like? Empa and the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education (PHSG) are collaborating with gifted children to develop visions for a sustainable future and to compile them into an illustrated children's book. The visions will combine the creativity of children with the expert knowledge of researchers. Climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, growing mountains of waste, dwindling resources: Our (one and only) home planet is in deep crisis. Research tells us what we need to do in order to build a sustainable society: limit resource consumption to the planet's capacity, circulate materials in the technosphere, and provide sustainable materials cycles with renewable energy. However, the conditions, pathways, and opportunities are not very tangible. In order to change this, researchers sought out unusual collaboration partners: schoolchildren.
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