To date, climate change is the greatest threat to humanity. In addition to threatening world peace through the risk of forced population movements, climate change is affecting the balance of the earth's ecosystems and causing the extinction of many living species. We must take drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so as not to exceed 1,5 degrees Celsius of warming. One of the keys to changing behavior is environmental and climate change education. The Convention on the Rights of the Child specifies that education must educate the child about notions of respect for the natural environment and guarantee a healthy environment to new generations. Our article, while referring to legal texts, suggests concrete ways to shift the paradigm within educational systems to institutionalize environmental education and climate change education without delay.