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Climate action and literacy

The world is undeniably facing a climate emergency. As defenders of truth and science, teachers are mobilising for climate justice and literacy.

We are working to ensure climate change education is taught in schools across the world to equip students with the critical knowledge they need in their daily lives and to inform their choices as active citizens. We advocate for climate education to be integrated into curricula, initial teacher training and continuous professional development and for education to be recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change.

Together with students, with the global trade union movement and civil society partners, we advocate for a just transition in order to secure workers’ rights and livelihoods as economies shift to sustainable production.

Our work in this area

  1. Worlds of Education 30 April 2026

    Why climate-resilient education systems start with educators

    Amy Wickham, Jennifer Ulrick, Rikke Kristiansen, Sarah Beardmore, Sean Storr

    Across the world, climate change is already disrupting education . Heatwaves force school closures. Floods damage classrooms and learning materials. Storms and droughts displace communities and interrupt schooling, often repeatedly.

    Why climate-resilient education systems start with educators
  2. News 28 April 2026

    GPE, UNICEF, and Education International launch global toolkit for educators to lead climate-resilient education

    The Global Partnership for Education (GPE), UNICEF, and Education International have launched Educators at the Heart of Greening Education: A Climate Resilience Toolkit for Policymakers , a new resource to help countries build climate-resilient education systems by putting educators at the center of policy, planning, and implementation.

    GPE, UNICEF, and Education International launch global toolkit for educators to lead climate-resilient education
  3. Publications

    Educators at the heart of greening education

    A climate resilience toolkit for policymakers
    28 April 2026

    Greening education begins in the classroom, with educators leading the way. Teachers, school leaders and education support personnel are instrumental in enabling learners to understand climate change in their own contexts and contribute to more sustainable and climate-resilient societies—but they can only fulfil this role if they have the conditions,...

    Educators at the heart of greening education See resources 1
  4. News 24 April 2026

    Educators in North Asia stand for climate justice and a just transition

    Education unions from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia reaffirmed their commitment to people and planet at the Educators Stand for Climate Justice and Just Transition conference, organised by Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) in Taipei from 21 to 22 April 2026.

    Educators in North Asia stand for climate justice and a just transition
  5. Worlds of Education 22 April 2026

    Building a climate resilient education system through union solidarity

    Lucas Amadeu Impuane

    Worlds of Education: How have teachers been impacted by the recent floods in Mozambique? The intense rains that occurred in December 2025 and January 2026 triggered widespread flooding. Overflowing rivers destroyed homes, damaged infrastructure, and massively displaced people.

    Building a climate resilient education system through union solidarity
  6. News 21 April 2026

    Education unions mobilise and organise for climate justice and gender justice

    Ahead of Earth Day 2026, Education International’s Climate Network came together to explore the connections between climate justice and gender justice and how the global education union movement can lead the way to a fair and sustainable future for all.

    Education unions mobilise and organise for climate justice and gender justice
  7. News 8 December 2025

    Education International’s Executive Board meets to address global education issues

    Education International (EI) leaders gathered for the 71st Executive Board meeting to address global education issues and chart the course for the organization. The meeting reaffirmed the global solidarity of affiliates around the world and a strong commitment to quality education around the world.

    Education International’s Executive Board meets to address global education issues
  8. Worlds of Education 27 November 2025

    Climate education for sustainable futures: A cross-country study of India and Philippines

    Ruchira Das, Ranjana Das

    Climate change is the ‘biggest modern threat that humans have ever faced’ (Eckstein et al. 2021). An apparently minor change in global temperatures, largely catapulted by human-industrial activities such as the acts of deforestation, burning fossil fuels and exploitation of natural resources, results in cataclysmic weather conditions, loss of biodiversity,...

    Climate education for sustainable futures: A cross-country study of India and Philippines
  9. Take action! 7 November 2025

    🌍 Toolkit: Teach for the Planet at COP30

    Education must be transformed to catalyse the fight against climate change and to support a just transition to a more sustainable world. Teachers are at the heart of greening education and have a crucial role to play when it comes to climate action.

    🌍 Toolkit: Teach for the Planet at COP30
  10. Research

    Towards quality climate change education for all: A critical assessment of climate education policies in India and the Philippines

    Ruchira Das, Ranjana Das
    4 June 2025

    This research project explores and critically analyses climate change education policies and their execution in two South Asian nations that are pronouncedly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, the Philippines and India.

    Towards quality climate change education for all: A critical assessment of climate education policies in India and the Philippines See resources 1
  11. News 5 May 2025

    Education International Asia Pacific unites South Asian educators to act on climate justice, just transition, and quality climate education for all

    More than 60 education union leaders from South Asia gathered from 28-30 April 2025 for the Educators for Sustainable Development sub-regional conference, extending into a week-long series of impactful activities building union power in the sub-region organised by Education International Asia Pacific (EIAP). The conference provided a platform for education...

    Education International Asia Pacific unites South Asian educators to act on climate justice, just transition, and quality climate education for all
  12. News 28 April 2025

    Education International Asia-Pacific launches calls for quality climate education for all and demands increased funding for education

    Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) is organising a series of impactful activities from 28 April to 3 May 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal calling for quality climate education for all and urging governments to increase public investment in education and teachers.

    Education International Asia-Pacific launches calls for quality climate education for all and demands increased funding for education
  13. Worlds of Education 24 April 2025

    Teachers at the heart of climate justice: Addressing the crisis in Philippine schools

    Ruby Bernardo

    “These are not new problems; they are the result of decades of neglect in the education sector, now magnified by the escalating climate crisis. If we continue to ignore these urgent issues, our schools will remain not just ill-equipped for learning, but hazardous places for both students and teachers.”

    Teachers at the heart of climate justice: Addressing the crisis in Philippine schools
  14. News 23 April 2025

    Fighting disinformation and empowering educators for a sustainable future

    Fighting disinformation, bargaining for climate action and campaigning to protect the environment, are keyways education unions are responding to the climate crisis and the devastating impact it is having on school communities around the world.

    Fighting disinformation and empowering educators for a sustainable future
  15. Worlds of Education 21 April 2025

    A vision for greener schools: How unions are leading the charge for climate justice in the United States

    Adrienne Coles

    Climate change is a pressing global issue, yet achieving international consensus on enforceable action remains a significant challenge. In the United States, climate policy is often dictated by the political party in power at the federal level, leading to inconsistent progress. Given the current political landscape, substantial federal action on...

    A vision for greener schools: How unions are leading the charge for climate justice in the United States
  16. Take action! 17 April 2025

    Earth Day 2025

    Communications toolkit

    This Earth Day, join the global mobilisation for quality climate education for all, for climate justice, and a just transition to a green economy that guarantees human rights and inclusive participation.

    Earth Day 2025
  17. News 21 February 2025

    Mexico: Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task

    In a country where water scarcity is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (National Union of Education Workers-SNTE) has taken a proactive stance. The union's campaign, ¡El agua es vida, el agua se agota! (Water is life, Water runs out!), launched in 2024,...

    Mexico: Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task