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CLIMATE EDUCATION: A GRAND CHALLENGE
CLIMATE EDUCATION: A GRAND CHALLENGE

Author(s): Jari Lavonen
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: climate education; greenhouse effect; climate change;

Summary/Abstract: Climate change and its mitigation represent a major global challenge, alongside biodiversity loss, global pandemics, and shortages of fresh water and food. It has the power to shape the environment and future; however, policymakers seek to prevent undesirable changes through environmental and education policies. Hinesjeffrey et al. (2013) consider climate education to be a major challenge. For example, the mitigation of climate change requires an understanding of climate change as a multidisciplinary phenomenon that must be considered in addition to the natural sciences, at least from the perspective of the social sciences, engineering, economics and education. This mitigation requires individuals to have a wide range of competences, such as creative and critical thinking and socioemotional skills (Hestness, 2015).

  • Issue Year: 21/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 176-178
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English
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