On the road to sustainability: Circular economy and education as catalysts for change
Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer, Manuel Gertrudix
Climate change is an interconnected and global wicked problem that has a direct impact on the well-being of people and the development of societies. The circular economy proposes a model of production and consumption that puts an end to the traditional model of extract, produce, use and throw away and aims to extend the useful life of products and reduce the amount of waste. The adoption of this model requires the involvement of citizens and the creation of mechanisms to promote the circular economy. In the field of education, there are different approaches, such as Environmental Education (EE), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) or, in the Spanish context, Environmental Education for Sustainability (ESS). They have all been working for years to raise the awareness and environmental consciousness of the educational community on sustainability issues. Promoting eco-social literacy and environmental education in schools is the opportunity the planet needs to act.
Keywords
Circular economy, Sustainable development, Media literacy, Social sustainability, Social change.
