THIS IS PLANET ED.
We will unlock the power of the education sector to be a force for climate action.
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Our mission is to unlock the power of the education sector to be a force toward climate action, solutions, and environmental justice to help prepare children and youth to advance a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable society.
About Us Press ReleaseWe Believe
children and youth will lead our fight against climate change. We believe we must empower children and youth with knowledge and skills to build a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable world. View Our Goals
We Envision
a future where our 98,000 public schools are models for sustainability and the 50 million children and youth in these schools are supported and prepared to advance a more sustainable society. View Our Goals
Our Goal
is to launch a commission to develop an action plan and build a coalition to support the public K-12 education sector in moving toward climate action, solutions, and environmental justice. View Our Goals
MITIGATE—ADAPT—EDUCATE—ADVANCE—SUSTAIN—
Mitigate
We will consider the needs and opportunities for schools to transition to more sustainable operations including energy, transportation, and food use.
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Adapt
We will consider needs and opportunities for schools to adapt and build resilience in preparation for disruptions related to climate change.
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Educate
We will focus on how teaching and learning can equip children and youth with the knowledge and skills to build a more sustainable world.
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Advance Equity
We will center equity to ensure the needs of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities of color and under-resourced urban and rural communities are addressed.
Learn More“It is still not too late to act. It will take a far-reaching vision, it will take courage, it will take fierce, fierce determination to act now, to lay the foundations.”
—Greta Thunberg