Climate Change Education Policy

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Climate Change Education Policy

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NAAEE and the Sustainability and Education Policy Network's MECCE Project present two comprehensive analyses of climate change education policy in K–12 schools and higher education in the United States. Read the full reports below.

The study found that most institutions lacked climate change content in their policies. Terms like "emissions" and "climate change" were commonly used, while climate justice and Indigenous knowledge were rarely addressed. These insights are just the tip of the iceberg—read the report to learn more!