Renewable energy in education for sustainable development. The Polish experience

In the contemporary world, which is more and more global, people have taken note of global problems. The paper presents the results of research related to the evaluation of Polish teachers' experiences working in lower secondary schools (3rd stage in the Polish educational system) in terms of education for sustainable development. Unfortunately, the research has shown that Polish school teachers are not well prepared for the inclusion of key issues of sustainable development in school curricula. They are neither aware of the need for those issues to be considered, nor take responsibility for them knowing that sustainable development is the predominant economic, social, and environmental doctrine in Europe and in the world. Teachers do not know the educational principles behind sustainable development, nor their priorities and the objective of promoting a better and multifaceted understanding of the issues which our civilization faces. Teacher training is necessary, as well as raising the teachers' awareness of the principles of sustainable development as well as changing their attitudes towards it, not only at the school level, but also in everyday life.