{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/774843.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":774843,"attributes":{"action":"Provide capital funding to install air cooling in all UK state schools.","background":"Provide targeted capital funding and update building regulations to mandate the installation of energy-efficient air cooling infrastructure in all UK state-funded schools. The Department for Education must support schools in retrofitting classrooms to protect pupils from rising summer temperatures.","additional_details":"Extreme heat is our new normal. The Climate Change Committee warns UK infrastructure is built for a climate that no longer exists, leaving classrooms dangerously overheated. Children suffer severe health risks; Gov.uk guidance states standard fans can worsen dehydration above 35°C. Stifling heat destroys productivity and exam performance. Cash-strapped schools lack capital budgets to retrofit. Government must fund energy-efficient air cooling to keep pupils safe and learning.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-06-24T08:56:28.286Z","updated_at":"2026-07-16T13:38:34.633Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-16T13:38:30.246Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-24T21:31:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:\r\n\r\nLegislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/774023"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}