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Advances in climate change education, challenges and policy insights

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  • Gkargkavouzi, Anastasia
  • Halkou, Panagiota
  • Halkos, George

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Climate change education (CCE) is undergoing a critical transformation as global educators and policymakers recognize its role in equipping individuals and communities to respond to the climate crisis. This paper synthesizes recent scholarly developments in CCE, highlighting a shift toward participatory, interdisciplinary, and action-oriented pedagogies that foster critical thinking, adaptive capacity, and environmental agency. Drawing on research from the past five years, the paper explores the implementation of innovative teaching methods, integration across disciplines and professional training, and the growth of online and hybrid platforms. It further identifies persistent challenges such as curricular fragmentation, teacher preparedness, and equity in learner engagement, and examines evolving policy frameworks that support region-specific, justice-informed, and advocacy-focused educational strategies. Advancing CCE requires a systemic reorientation of educational policies and practices to focus on resilience, equity, and transformative action in both formal and informal learning settings.

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  • Gkargkavouzi, Anastasia & Halkou, Panagiota & Halkos, George, 2025. "Advances in climate change education, challenges and policy insights," MPRA Paper 125314, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q59 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Other

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