Aaron Benavot is Professor of Global Education Policy at the University at Albany-SUNY (USA) with interests in comparative education research and international education policies. For 8 years Aaron worked at UNESCO, first as Senior Analyst and then Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, an independent, evidence-based report analyzing progress towards international education targets. Aaron has written extensive about Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education, key aspects of SDG Target 4.7, which encapsulates global commitments to transforming education. Aaron also serves as Lead of Indicator Development for the MECCE Project, a 6 year study on monitoring and evaluating climate communication and education (mecce.ca), which seeks to inform inter-governmental negotiations and policy discussions involving climate change education.