Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Tamil Nadu Launches Climate Education and Cool Roofs in 300 Schools
The government of Tamil Nadu in India has started a big project to teach students about climate change and make their schools cooler.
They are doing this in 300 schools.
The project includes teaching teachers about climate change so they can teach students.
They are also putting special coatings on the roofs of schools to make them cooler inside.
This helps students learn better because it's not too hot.
The government has also made some reports about how well this project is working and how it can be done in more schools.
They want to make sure schools are good places to learn even when the weather is very hot.
Tamil Nadu launched Climate Education and Cool Roof initiatives in 300 Green Schools on January 19, 2026.
The initiatives aim to blend climate literacy with practical, heat-resilient infrastructure in public education.
4,000 teachers from all 38 districts are being trained as Climate Ambassadors to champion climate action.
Cool Roofs using heat-reflective coatings have reduced indoor temperatures by 3-4 degrees Celsius in pilot schools.
Three key publications were released to support the scaling and evidence-based implementation of the initiatives.
- Who
- Government of Tamil Nadu, Minister for Finance and Environment Thiru. Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for School Education Thiru. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
- What
- Launch of Climate Education and Cool Roof initiatives in 300 Green Schools
- When
- January 19, 2026
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- To combat climate change, improve climate literacy, and create heat-resilient infrastructure in schools
- Initiative Launch Date
- January 19, 2026
- Number of Schools
- 300
- Teachers Trained as Climate Ambassadors
- 4,000
- Temperature Reduction in Classrooms
- 3-4 degrees Celsius
- Electricity Savings per School
- 46% reduction, 3,572 kWh annually
- Potential Statewide Electricity Offset
- 91% in educational and health institutions
- Key Publications Released
- 3 (Impact Study, Passive Cooling Guide, Cool Classrooms Framework)