The text presents the response from education facing global climate changes. It analyses the national policies and introduces as an example, the outcomes of transnational collaborative research on climate change and educational practices, in which the School of Education of the University of São Paulo was partner. The text shows that from an approach on the relation between teaching and learning, a large gap can be observed as to research, intervention and debates on the most glowing issues. It is considered that the main challenge is to promote learning based on more analysis on the issue, as for example, through the development of educational content with interdisciplinary knowledge accumulated on climate and global changes. In Brazil, scientific research linked to Climate Changes has been obtaining a gradual strategic role in science and technology programs, thus introducing an original combination between education and scientific knowledge. This most challenging issue is to create the necessary changes to motivate citizens to participate in initiatives that promote sustainability, given the structural and institutional barriers related to enable changes towards a more sustainable society.
education; climate change; sustainability; Environmental Education; public policy