Why climate education should be key curriculum

Across India, floods drown schools, heatwaves close universities, and smog turns morning assemblies into health hazards. Yet, for most students, climate change remains an annual essay topic, not a lived curriculum. Environmental education in its current form often ends where the examination does. What we lack is not awareness but the kind of awakening that connects climate science with constitutional rights, ethics, and everyday choices.

An upcoming research paper by Asar Social Impact Advisors makes a case for ‘Climate education as a Climate mitigation strategy’ arguing that education systems can significantly shape long-term emissions pathways by influencing behaviour, consumption patterns, and civic engagement.