Education

While it is important to make changes about how we deal with climate change immediately, informing and educating the next generation about the implications of this environmental crisis is essential to fixing the problem. Creating an informed society about the implications of climate change will ensure that future generations make smart decisions and policies in terms of the environment. One way to do this is by increasing the standards of education in the classroom. Over the past several years several states have worked with the National Research Council, National Science Teachers Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science to improve scientific standards being taught in the classroom. This includes providing a modern understanding of climate science. When 97% of climate scientists agree that humans are the leading cause of global warming, it is absolutely necessary to educate our youth on the major causes and effects of climate change. Having an informed society would create a drastic change in the way people view global warming, it would produce societal and cultural shifts in approaching a global effort to reduce this environmental crisis.