Back to school, forward for climate

It’s back-to-school for many right now, and students are showing us what climate leadership looks like.📚 Good news: In both Colorado and Oregon, students successfully lobbied for new laws and education standards requiring climate change and sustainability to be taught across K–12 classrooms: more evidence of how powerful youth voices can be!🔥 Not so good news: Around the world, extreme heat and flooding are keeping children out of school and impacting learning. Classrooms are closing or overheating, and studies show that heat exposure can negatively impact students' educational outcomes including learning and grades. 🌱 What you can do: Schools are some of the biggest energy users in every community—and some of the biggest opportunities for climate progress. From solar panels and heat pumps to electric buses and green roofs, funding and resources are available. If your local school isn’t on this path yet, you could be the one to get them started!Thank you to Anne Cloud with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Voice Over for the Planet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for narrating this edition of Talking Climate. Music by Bradley Myer.This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.talkingclimate.ca