Climate change education from critical thinking to critical action

This policy brief makes recommendations on how to close the gap between education and action on climate change suggesting three innovative ways of strengthening education curriculums. Effective policy related to climate change education requires not only a commitment to teach and learn but a commitment to act. Research has shown that knowledge alone is insufficient for societies to change behaviour; therefore, policymakers must move beyond education systems that simply transmit knowledge to ones that promote graduates who are engaged in systemic change.