Commenting on the passing of motion 26 at Annual Conference in Harrogate, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Climate change is real and is threatening all our futures. Workers across the world are already losing lives, livelihoods, access to water, food and homes, as well as facing forced migration due to climate breakdown.
"It is our young generations that will lose the most if this dire situation is not addressed urgently. All of society has a role to play and a contribution to make to bring about the necessary changes to stabilise the climate, and educators need to be at the forefront of this drive. Climate and nature education should be integrated into every subject, ensuring that all students, regardless of background, leave school with a connection to nature and the knowledge and skills to tackle the environmental crises.
"There is an urgent need to retrofit existing education buildings to make them fit for the future. This means delivering safe, healthy, energy efficient and climate resilient buildings, which can cope with the increasingly common extreme weather events that we are experiencing, whether related to heat, cold, flood, storms, water scarcity or other risks."