Climate change denial as a catalyst for transformative education

Climate change denial in the face of overwhelming contradictory evidence has left many young people confused and anxious. This paper argues that transformative education is a way to enable students to counter the obfuscation of denial by combining understanding of climate change with activities demonstrating possibilities for reducing or reversing its damaging impact. Three examples of transformative education reveal the sense of empowerment students gain as learners-cum-activists on climate-related issues. Teacher education programs and teachers’ professional learning communities are likely to contribute to further advances in transformative education.