Proud Moments from 2022

Below are some of the moments we are proud of from 2022. We are thankful to have had a busy year, and we look forward to an exciting year in 2023!

8 Presentations

• Harvard Graduate School of Education: Education and Climate Action: How the Education Sector Can Drive Impact — with Innovation, Urgency, and Leadership

• EESI Congressional Briefing: Back to School: Catalyzing Climate Action in K-12 Schools

• Clinton Global Initiative: This Is Planet Ed at Clinton Global Initiative

• Aspen Ideas Climate: K12 Schools for Climate Action

• ASU+GSV: K12 Climate Action at ASU+GSV

• SXSW EDU: Advancing Climate Action in Schools

• Harvard Askwith Education Forum: How K12 Schools Can Take Action on Climate Change

Several News Stories

• Washington Post: Seeking stability in school when the flood waters rise

• CNN: Extreme weather has devastated schools around the country. Now their students are suffering

• Today Show: How NJ schools are taking climate education beyond science class

• Hechinger Report: Canceled classes, sweltering classrooms: How extreme heat impairs learning

• Early Learning Nation: The Early Years Climate Action Task Force: “A Natural and Necessary Focus”

• Education Week: ‘It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can’t Ignore the Climate Crisis

• Washington Post Magazine: How Extreme Weather Has Created a Disaster for School Infrastructure: Public school buildings in the U.S. are no match for apocalyptic weather — and little is being done to prepare

6 Publications

• Breaking the Silence: Kids’ Media Can Step Up On Climate Change

• Higher Education and Climate Provisions in The Inflation Reduction Act

• K12 Education and Climate Provisions in The Inflation Reduction Act

• Think of the Children: The Young and Future Generations Drive U.S. Climate Concern

• Parent Climate Advocacy Toolkit: K12 Climate Action Plans

• Education and Climate Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

5 Op-Eds

• The Hill: Young people feel betrayed by government inaction on climate change — we must take action

• Hechinger Report: Schools are not only threatened by climate change, they’re a key part of the solution

• Hechinger Report: Why education must lead in addressing climate change

• Harvard Ed Magazine: My Climate Moment

• Hechinger Report: We must help our youngest learners navigate enormous risks from climate change

4 New Streams of Work

• K12 Climate Action

• Early Years Climate Action

• Higher Ed Climate Action

• Climate Media 4 Kids

3 Early Years Climate Action Task Force Listening Sessions

• Listening Session I: Why should the early years sector move towards climate action?

• Listening Session II: How can our health systems adapt to help children build resilience?

• Listening Session III: "How will climate change impact early care and education systems?"

2 Planet Ed Co-Chairs

Thank you to our wonderful co-chairs, Secretary John King and Governor Christine Todd Whitman, for your leadership over the years. We are excited that you will continue to guide us as we expand our work with This Is Planet Ed.

1 Launch of This is Planet Ed

• K12 Climate Action Announces Brand Relaunch with This Is Planet Ed and a Bold New Vision for the United States Education Sector