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Greening Schools Initiative

America’s public schools have substantial environmental footprints. Schools use large amounts of energy, land, transportation, and food. Our public schools have an incredible opportunity to be centers of resiliency for students and families and to provide a more sustainable future.

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Pathways to Green Collar Jobs

Investments in schools can accelerate the transition to a clean economy, empower youth to access green jobs and build long-lasting change to advance a more sustainable, resilient and equitable society. Educators are unleashing the creativity of our students and giving them the skills to solve the climate crisis that provide pathways to good union jobs.

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PreK-12 Curriculum

The AFT’s Share My Lesson has compiled an amazing collection of lesson plans and resources for educators addressing climate change.

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Federal Climate Legislation

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass bold legislation that will create millions of good union jobs for a green economy that helps save our planet. We are amplifying our voices and taking action together.

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Greening AFT Pensions

AFT members’ pension funds have an estimated $114 billion invested in fossil fuels. Fossil fuels don’t just harm the environment—they create risk in our pension investments. We can take action to make our pensions more sustainable and ensure that our retirement savings are being invested in ways that help address climate change.


Resources

  • AFT Climate Task Force Local Leader List
  • AFT Green New Deal resolution
  • Greening schools local resolution
  • Climate change impacts on union workers
  • School climate
  • K-12 climate curriculum