Treffer: Climate Change Education and the Knowledge/Action Gap. Research Report

This report investigates the relationship between climate change education (CCE) and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB), with a specific focus on what prompts children and young people aged 3-19 to act on their climate knowledge. Through a structured review of recent peer-reviewed literature, the review identifies the characteristics of effective interventions, evaluates the behaviours most targeted, and explores the contextual and methodological factors that influence outcomes. Overall, the review underscores both the potential and limitations of current CCE practice. It shows that climate education can indeed foster meaningful behavioural change among children and young people, particularly when interventions are engaging, sustained, and action oriented. However, the lack of longitudinal data, the reliance on self-report, and the narrow geographical and behavioural scope of existing studies limit the strength and generalisability of current conclusions.

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