How to address climate change denial
The Impartiality Guidance issued by the Department for Education makes it clear that climate change denial has no validity and teaching about climate change, the scientific facts and evidence behind it, does not constitute teaching about a political issue.
Schools do not need to present misinformation, such as claims that climate change is not occurring, to provide balance.
The Climate Schools Programme is designed so you can spend time teaching about the solutions instead of debating the existence of human-made climate change.
These arguments may arise anyway. In this resource we give you some practical techniques to counter climate change denial from a student.
This resource is designed to:
- question why people deny climate change
- help you prepare in advance
- provide you with information, guidance and techniques
