Petition · past parliament
Make Climate Change education a compulsory aspect of the UK national curriculum.
Closed
53 signatures
What the petition asks
Climate change is arguably the most complex problem ever faced by humanity and the consequences of inaction will be most felt by our children. The fact that this information is not delivered in our schools with urgency is unacceptable and we are letting all future generations down!
How can we expect to encourage global collaboration and eco-innovation in the UK's future if our children are not even aware of this serious problem? Human induced climate change cannot be ignored any more. We are letting our children/country/planet down by not encouraging active debate on this issue in our schools.
Current curricula: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum.
IPCC Climate Report: http://ipccwg2.gov/AR5/images/uploads/WG2AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
Current curricula: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum.
IPCC Climate Report: http://ipccwg2.gov/AR5/images/uploads/WG2AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
Timeline
| 10 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
53
Status
Closed
Opened
10 Apr 2016
Closed
10 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.