Environmental Challenges and EU Regulations: The Transformative Potential of Generative Pedagogy

Abstract

The article discusses the transformative potential of Generative Pedagogy to address global environmental and social challenges, emphasizing the importance of an educational approach that promotes social equity and environmental sustainability. It examines how the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and the European Green Deal aim to drive the transition to a zero-emissions economy, highlighting how these policies are influenced by industrial and energy lobbies. Generative Pedagogy emerges as a crucial scientific-cultural paradigm for training individuals and communities to be active agents of change, developing a critical understanding of environmental policies and lobby pressures, and actively participating in political decisions. The contribution highlights the need for education that supports authentic ecological sustainability as a transition of the Human, strengthening the ability to face and navigate the complexities of European environmental policies, training talents, and Knowledge-Sharing Communities, aware and responsible, ready to build collaborative and informed imaginable futures.