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Societies in the United States and elsewhere are still not doing enough about climate change and its human rights impacts, due at least in part to a lack of sufficient knowledge. It’s unlikely that sufficient action will be taken to address climate change unless there is more widespread knowledge and concern about it. This panel discussed the responsibilities and roles of educational systems, from primary to higher education, in building a global culture of knowledge and inquiry—with local manifestations—about climate change, its human rights impacts, and solutions. It will do so in light of the human right to education, the importance of nondiscrimination in this context, and the need for educational systems to advance respect for nature, culture and traditional knowledge.