This article explores the role of education in promoting climate justice in the Anthropocene era, where human activities are significantly shaping Earth’s sys-tems, contributing to climate change and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable communities. Through a climate justice lens, the article examines the inequalities associated with the environmental crisis and highlights the need for a fair redistribution of climate-related risks and benefits. Education emerges as a crucial tool to raise awareness among new generations, address-ing not only the scientific but also the social and ethical dimensions of climate change. In particular, global citizenship education is proposed as a means to cultivate critical awareness and collective responsibility in order to build a just and sustainable society. Through transformative pedagogical approaches, the article argues that climate justice education can empower young people to face contemporary challenges with resilience and foster a commitment to responsi-ble and informed global citizenship.
CLIMATE CHANGE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE: MAIN CHARACTERS, PROCESSES, EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Gabriella Calvano
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2025-01-01
Abstract
This article explores the role of education in promoting climate justice in the Anthropocene era, where human activities are significantly shaping Earth’s sys-tems, contributing to climate change and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable communities. Through a climate justice lens, the article examines the inequalities associated with the environmental crisis and highlights the need for a fair redistribution of climate-related risks and benefits. Education emerges as a crucial tool to raise awareness among new generations, address-ing not only the scientific but also the social and ethical dimensions of climate change. In particular, global citizenship education is proposed as a means to cultivate critical awareness and collective responsibility in order to build a just and sustainable society. Through transformative pedagogical approaches, the article argues that climate justice education can empower young people to face contemporary challenges with resilience and foster a commitment to responsi-ble and informed global citizenship.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
