How do we define education in the 21st Century; and is there other means of differentiating a person worth?

Knowing that global warming are created by men's prosperity and triumph over nature in the past half a century. Economist are urging US and China to reduce their greenhouse gases emission drastically; or else, mankind will stand to be in the losing end with destabilize climate and weather patterns - causing more catastrophes and natural disasters and wrecking havocs everywhere with species extinction. Thus, how do we define education NOW and FUTURE? If we want to achieve state of optimum balance between man, nature, technology and institutional corporations, organisations stackholders and peaceful coexistent.