The need is at hand, perhaps long overdue. We need to engage a movement towards climate literacy in our schools, public and private, kindergarten through high school. Fortunately people and organizations are hard at work developing standards, curricula and tools to foster ‘climate literacy’ in current and future generations.

Here are a few links to some programs and people working towards national standards of climate literacy. If you are an educator, do explore these, contact the organizations and individuals involved, and become part of this essential step in the right direction.

• The Coalition for Climate Literacy
• NOAA’s Climate Program Office