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How interactive ‘climate fresk’ workshops are trying to accelerate environmental awareness around the globe

By Lynda Dunlop, Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of York
Sarah Clayton, PhD Candidate, Climate Change and Education, Department for Education, University of York
Six people huddle around a table, their brows furrowed in concentration as they piece together the puzzle of the changing climate. The task before them is deceptively simple yet profoundly complex: tracing the cascading impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on everything from biodiversity loss and ocean acidification to famine and human health.

This is no ordinary discussion. It’s a “climate fresk”. Over the course of three hours, this group embarks on an emotional journey that shifts from confusion, sorrow and grief to hope…The Conversation


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