Controversies and Consensus in Climate Education from the Perspective of Geography Education

Report from a Panel Discussion

Authors

  • Melissa Hanke Universität Hamburg
  • Dana Graulich Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
  • Dirk Felzmann Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • Carolin Klüsener Universität Bremen
  • Fabian Pettig Universität Graz
  • Alexandra Siegmund Siegmund Space & Education gGmbH
  • Sandra Sprenger Universität Hamburg
  • Madelaine Uxa Universität Vechta

Keywords:

Climate education, geography teaching, ESD, transformative learning, responsibility

Abstract

This report of a discussion, held during the HGD Symposium 2024 in Karlsruhe, highlights both the importance of climate change education within geography education and teaching, as well as five selected areas of tension addressed during the discussion: (1) goals, (2) role of the students, (3) responsibility for climate action, (4) (un-)certainty, and (5) (inter-)disciplinary. The aim is to present the identified areas of tension and derive possible research desiderata discussed in this context.

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Published

2025-11-13

How to Cite

Hanke, M., Graulich, D., Felzmann, D., Klüsener, C., Pettig, F., Siegmund, A., … Uxa, M. (2025). Controversies and Consensus in Climate Education from the Perspective of Geography Education: Report from a Panel Discussion. OpenSpaces - Zeitschrift für Didaktiken Der Geographie, (9), 65–77. Retrieved from https://journals.uni-due.de/OpenSpaces/article/view/635

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No. 9 (2025)

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