The UK’s climate change committee advises the government to set a temperature limit for school classrooms, saying classrooms should not be hotter than 25°C. The recommendation is presented as a way to protect pupils and reduce disruption during periods of extreme heat. The committee argues that schools should introduce air conditioning so that learning is not lost when temperatures rise. In its guidance, the committee frames the issue as both a comfort and continuity problem, linking excessive heat to the likelihood of missed or curtailed learning days. The proposal would require schools to consider cooling measures in order to maintain temperatures at or below the suggested threshold. The reports indicate the committee is urging action through policy direction so that schools can plan and invest in cooling capacity ahead of hot weather. The initiative is part of broader efforts to prepare public services for the impacts of climate change.
Climate change committee urges keeping school classrooms below 25°C
The UK’s climate change committee advises the government to set a temperature limit for school classrooms, saying classrooms should not be hotter than 25°C. The recommendation is presented as a way to...
- The climate change committee tells the government to keep school classrooms at or below 25°C.
- It recommends that schools introduce air conditioning to prevent heat-related disruption.
- The committee says hot classroom temperatures can lead to lost learning days.
- The guidance is framed as preparation for the impacts of climate change.
Schools should introduce air conditioning to prevent learning days being lost to hot days, it says.
3 months agoSchools should introduce air conditioning to prevent learning days being lost to hot days, it says.
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