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92 curated sources for climate & sustainability education

Peer-reviewed articles, reports, books and theses — one themed collection per partner. Every entry links to an open PDF you can use in classrooms and CPD.

Showing 92 / 92 sources

SCHWERPUNKT Zentrum

Climate education, creativity & innovation

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  • #1
    2022Social Sciences

    Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in the Education of the Citizens of the Twenty-First Century: The Perception of Secondary Education Students

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  • #2
    2022Sustainability

    Climate Change Education in Primary and Lower Secondary Education: Systematic Review Results

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  • #3
    2023Taylor & Francis e-Library

    Environmental Education In The 21st Century

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  • #4
    2010The Journal of Environmental Education

    A Comparison Between a Traditional and an Online Environmental Educational Program

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  • #5
    2017European Journal of Education

    Can we meet the sustainability challenges? The role of education and lifelong learning

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  • #6
    2024OECD Education Working Paper No. 307

    Rethinking Education in the Context of Climate Change: Leverage Points for Transformative Change

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  • #7
    2013Environmental Education Research

    Environmental education policy research – challenges and ways research might cope with them

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  • #8
    2013Environmental Education

    Environmental Education: The Need, The Challenges, and What We've Learned

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  • #9
    2022ResearchGate

    Identify the problems and needs of Environmental Education

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  • #10
    2022Sustainability

    Climate Change Education Challenges from Two Different Perspectives of Change Agents

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  • #11
    2020Geography and Sustainability

    Five trends of education and technology in a sustainable future

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  • #12
    2020Frontiers in Psychology

    The Development of a Sustainability-Oriented Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Framework

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  • #13
    2020Sustainability

    Creativity, Innovation, Sustainability: A Conceptual Model for Future Research Efforts

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  • #14
    2024IEEE Access

    Sustainable Education for Sustainable Future: Art of Storytelling for Enhancing Creativity & Knowledge Retention

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  • #15
    2020TRKU

    Climate Change and Innovation Technology: A Review

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  • #16
    2024OECD

    Empowering Young People Through Climate Literacy

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  • #17
    2020PLOS ONE

    The role of climate change education on individual lifetime carbon emissions

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  • #18
    2018Sustainability

    Addressing Climate Change in Responsible Research and Innovation

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  • #19
    2016Policy Brief

    Climate Change Education: From Critical Thinking to Critical Action

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  • #20
    2018ResearchGate

    Creativity and Technology in Education: An International Perspective

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The Icelandic Seal Centre

Climate & environmental literacy

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  • #21
    2025Oxford Academic

    Climate action literacy interventions increase commitments to more effective mitigation behaviors

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  • #22
    2025PLOS Climate

    Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy

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  • #23
    2024Taylor & Francis

    Critical scientific and environmental literacies: a systematic and critical review

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  • #24
    2025PLOS Climate

    A scoping review on climate change education

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  • #25
    2025Frontiers in Education

    Effectiveness of climate change education — a meta-analysis

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  • #26
    2025Frontiers in Education

    Systematic literature review: a typology of Sustainability Literacy and Environmental Literacy

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  • #27
    2025Springer Nature

    The relationship between environmental literacy, ecological footprint awareness, and environmental behavior in adults

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  • #28
    2026ResearchGate

    Assessments of Climate Literacy and Climate Change Awareness

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  • #29
    2026ResearchGate

    Preschool Teachers' Awareness of Climate Change: Educational Considerations to Global Issues

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  • #30
    2026ResearchGate

    The Relationship Between Health Professionals' Climate Change Awareness, Concern, and Preparedness Levels

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  • #31
    2025Taylor & Francis e-Library

    The paradox of environmental consciousness: the gap between awareness, concern and policy support

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  • #32
    2025European Journal of Education

    From Awareness to Action: Capacity-Building Techniques for Fostering Climate-Adaptive Behaviours

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  • #33
    2023Social Sciences & Humanities Open

    Environmental socio-scientific issues as contexts in developing scientific literacy: a systematic review

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  • #34
    2025ResearchGate

    Trend research and future directions of environmental literacy education in elementary school

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  • #35
    2023Int. Journal of Educational Methodology

    Bibliometric Analysis of Environmental Literacy in Sustainable Development (Scopus 2013–2023)

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  • #36
    2025MDPI

    Environmental Education Through Eco-Literacy: Integrating Sustainability into English Language Teaching

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  • #37
    2026Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Relationship Between Environmental Education Exposure and Environmental Orientation of Grade 6 Learners

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  • #38
    2025ResearchGate

    Environmental Challenges; Is Environmental Literacy a Solution?

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  • #39
    2026ResearchGate

    How does global literacy affect environmental behavior? The mediating role of eco-anxiety

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  • #40
    2026ResearchGate

    Linking Environmental Education Teaching Practices and Environmental Literacy (Davao del Sur, Philippines)

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Formación Academia Barcelona

Innovation & critical thinking

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  • #41
    20157th World Conference on Educational Sciences

    Character of Innovations in Environmental Education

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  • #42
    2022Efeacademy

    Design Thinking in Education

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  • #43
    2023ResearchGate

    5 Interactive Climate Change Education Tools to Wow Your Students

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  • #44
    2017MDRC

    Project-based learning: A review of the literature

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  • #45
    2012ResearchGate

    Innovative Education: A Review of the Literature

    Stored as .tmp on Drive; opens as a PDF.

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  • #46
    2024Smart Learning Environments

    Technology and innovation in shaping the future of education

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  • #47
    2023CSU Monterey Bay (Thesis)

    The Impact of Hands-on Environmental Science Lessons on Middle School Students' Learning

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  • #48
    2021European Journal of Teacher Education

    Promoting critical thinking through mathematics and science teacher education

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  • #49
    2019OECD

    Fostering Students' Creativity and Critical Thinking

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  • #50
    2018Climate Smart Agriculture

    Innovation in Response to Climate Change

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Özel Balıkesir Bilnet Ortaokulu

ESD, gamification & digital games

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  • #51
    2024European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

    Education for Sustainable Development in Primary School: Understanding, Importance, and Implementation

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  • #52
    2025Social Sciences

    Climate Change, Education, Training, and Perception of Pre-Service Teachers

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  • #53
    2024Climate

    Secondary School Students' Perceptions and Concerns on Sustainability and Climate Change

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  • #54
    2023Sustainability

    A Climate Change and Sustainability Education Movement: the 'CARE-KNOW-DO' Framework

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  • #55
    2021Education Sciences

    Students' Knowledge of Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation in the Context of Constructive Hope

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  • #56
    2022Social Sciences

    What Do School Children Know about Climate Change? A Social Sciences Approach

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  • #57
    2022Education Sciences

    Finnish University Students' Views on Climate Change Education and Their Ability to Act as Climate Educators

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  • #58
    2022Environments

    Teaching Atmospheric Hazards in the Climate Change Context (Mediterranean Region)

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  • #59
    2022Sustainability

    How Can Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Be Effectively Implemented?

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  • #60
    2024Sustainability

    Empowering Secondary Education Teachers for Sustainable Climate Action

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  • #61
    2023Education Sciences

    The Legends of Elendor: Educational Gamification as an Influential Factor in Academic Flow

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  • #62
    2023Sustainability

    The Influence of Gamification on High School Students' Motivation in Geometry Lessons

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  • #63
    2024Sustainability

    Environmental Teaching Supported by Web 2.0-Based Digital Games for a Sustainable Life

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  • #64
    2024Education Sciences

    Impact of Gamification on Motivation and Academic Performance: A Systematic Review

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  • #65
    2023Computers

    Effect of Digital Game-Based Learning on Student Engagement and Motivation

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  • #66
    2022Applied Sciences

    Gamified Digital Game-Based Learning as a Pedagogical Strategy

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  • #67
    2024Sustainability

    Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives on Digital Game-Based Learning for Sustainable STEM Education

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  • #68
    2023Education Sciences

    I DiG STEM: A Teacher Professional Development on Equitable Digital Game-Based Learning

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  • #69
    2023Sustainability

    Enhancing Student Motivation and Engagement through a Gamified Learning Environment

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  • #70
    2024Education Sciences

    How and Why Teachers Use Technology: Distinct Integration Practices in K-12 Education

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Grunnskóli Húnaþings vestra

Nature-based & outdoor learning

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  • #71
    2019Finnish Journal of Tourism Research

    Being in nature together: Photovoice of an Icelandic youth nature club

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  • #72
    2020Environmental Education Research

    From childhood nature experiences to adult pro-environmental behaviors

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  • #73
    2025Ecology and Society

    Shifting relationships with nature through schools: transformative sustainability education

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  • #74
    2014Journal of Sustainability Education

    Place-based outdoor learning and environmental sustainability within Australian Primary Schools

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  • #75
    2023Challenges

    Planetary Health Initiatives in Rural Education at a Riverside School in Southern Amazonas, Brazil

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  • #76
    2025Integrative Conservation

    How Does Nature-Based Education Contribute to Green and Low-Carbon Development?

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  • #77
    2026iJADE

    Integrating Arts Into Nature Education for Sustainable Rural Development

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  • #78
    2023Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

    Designing primary school grounds for Nature-based learning: A review of the evidence

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  • #79
    2022Frontiers in Public Health

    Getting Out of the Classroom and Into Nature: A Systematic Review

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  • #80
    2025Italian J. of Health Education, Sports and Inclusive Didactics

    Nature-based education as a pathway to sustainable and transformative learning

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Mariagerfjord Gymnasium

Green schools & renewable energy

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  • #81
    2010National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

    Green Schools as High Performance Learning Facilities

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  • #82
    2024Jomard Publishing

    Green Schools: A Brief Review

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  • #83
    2015Journal of Sustainability Education

    Green Schools as Learning Laboratories? Teachers' Perceptions of Their First Year

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  • #84
    2012Greenbuild 2012 Proceedings

    Quantifying the Impacts of Green Schools on People and Planet

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  • #85
    2017International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

    Renewable Energy Benefits: Understanding the Socio-Economics

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  • #86
    2013African Climate Policy Centre

    Renewable Energy and Climate Change: Exploring the Policy Options for Africa

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  • #87
    2011IPCC

    Renewable Energy and Climate Change (Chapter 1)

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  • #89
    2021Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability

    Renewable Energy and Climate Change (update)

    #88 (Elsevier 2022) listed in the master index but not present in the folder at capture time.

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  • #90
    2022Int. Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology

    Sustainable development, renewable energy transformation and employment impact in the EU

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  • #91
    2024

    Global Environmental Change

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  • #92
    2020

    Finnish Students’ Knowledge of Climate Change Mitigation and Its Connection to Hope

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  • #93
    2025

    Fostering ecological awareness and pro-environmental intentions through gamification in high school students

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