The ongoing debate on the ecological climate 3 and the possible courses of action 4 suggests the need for a global consensus or mitigation 5 towards an informed pedagogical approach on climate change. 6 In 2006, a UK government white paper (Stern report) "identified climate change as a current challenge, not a future threat. The influential Stern report also identified three key elements in response to climate change, of which twotechnological transfer and behavioural changehave clear implications for education" 7 Freire argues: 'When people lack a critical understanding of their reality, apprehending it in fragments which they do not perceive as interacting constituent elements of the whole, they cannot truly know that reality.' 8
HighlightsThe use of Freirean praxis and pedagogy is a powerful lens to use in understanding, and advancing, impactful place-based climate action. Using non-judgemental and holistic approaches, free community festivals have the capacity to engage large sections of society and therefore have the potential to mobilise shifts towards societal change.
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