title: English Climate Emergency Education Act
text: The English Climate Emergency Education Bill was the first ever student-written education bill in the UK, it is a draft bill and has not been introduced to parliament.
  
  History 
  The bill was written by the student campaigners of Teach the Future - a campaign pushing pushing for broad climate education in the UK - with the help of a lawyer. The bill is a one of the organisation's three, asks of the English government.
  
  After its completion on 12th of February 2020, the campaign group held a parliamentary reception on 26th February whereby they gathered the support of over 70 politicians - from both the Houses of Commons and Lords - the event was sponsored by Nadia Whittome.
  
  Contents 
   An obligation for all schools (from primary to tertiary; academy or state) to educate and prepare young people on the anthropogenic causes and consequences of the climate emergency and ecological crisis as well as methods of mitigation
   The provision of funding for:
   The training of teachers and lecturers
   Developing new resources
   Creating centres to teach practical environmental skills
   Creating boards so young people can express their opinions on action
   More youth-led social actions
   Support for eco-anxiety
   Require all new schools to be build carbon neutral by 2022 and all current schools to be converted to carbon neutral grids by 2030
  
  References 
  
  United Kingdom law