Minnesota’s Senate Bill 3659 and the identical House File 3557, which would, if enacted, have established a climate literacy seal “to recognize graduating high school students … who demonstrate mastery in climate literacy disciplines and attain green skills or technical green skills,” died when a deadline for bills to pass committee in their house of origin expired.
Climate literacy was defined in the bills as “an understanding of the essential principles of the earth’s climate system, assessing scientifically credible climate information, learning to communicate about the climate in a meaningful manner, and making informed and responsible decisions regarding actions that may affect the climate.”