Climate Change Should Be Compulsory School Subject, Says Panel

Climate change should be made a compulsory school subject so children can “influence” their parents and learn about “global concerns,” an environmentalist panel has recommended. Members of Scotland’s Climate Change People’s Panel have unanimously backed the recommendation that the Scottish Government should make climate change studies mandatory from primary to high school and that children should be involved in the development of the subject. The report published on Thursday said the measures were so that “all children are made aware/have the opportunity to engage and talk to/influence their parents and help change within the home and at a local level.”...