A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CLIMATE UNIVERSITY LITERATURE

Abstract

This paper provides a critical review of the climate university literature. Higher education institutions have increased their climate initiatives among students and society. Climate changes is becoming more and more present in daily activities. Whether it is about carbon dioxide emissions or deforestation, the social and economic consequences of climate change are challenging for each country in the world. Of all the institutions, universities play the most important role in educating people regarding the negative effects of climate change. While some universities use their own resources for this cause, others write plans and attract European projects to fund climate change objectives. The aim of this paper is to review the latest insights on Climate University. For this purpose, the paper analysed a database of scientific papers extracted from the Web of Science. The results underline the decisive role that higher education institutions play in promoting the fight against the causes of climate change. Society must understand the challenges of climate change and further develop solutions to address them. The new insights offered by this paper may be worthwhile for different stakeholders interested in climate change issues.