NEW YORK — New Jersey public school students will be the first in the country required to learn about climate change while in the classroom starting this school year.
"Climate change is becoming a real reality," New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, who spearheaded the initiative, told"ABC News Live" on Thursday.
Lessons will focus on how climate change has accelerated in recent decades and how it's impacted public health, human society, and contributed to natural disasters. "I want to make sure that the next generation of students and those who come after have the skill set necessary to be able to win and succeed at the incredible jobs that are going to be available as we all shift towards a greener economy," said Murphy.
"No one seems to doubt it after this past year," Biden said."Choosing which child to feed and wondering whether they will survive. This is the human cost of climate change. And it is growing."