Competency Area 1
Key competences:
Emotional literacy, emotional regulation, self-compassion,
compassion, trauma-informed leadership, community-building
Examples of guidance
- Help learners become aware of their emotional state and feelings about climate
change (emotional literacy); - Acknowledge learners’ emotions and support them with possible traumas in trauma-
informed ways (compassion, trauma-informed leadership). - Give learners methods and tools to help accept and regulate emotions associated with
climate change as well as emotions triggered when faced with the prospect of
transformative change (emotional regulation); - Provide the experience of community practices and community care to support
learners in dealing with climate emotions (community-building).
Tools in this competence area
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Tool 1.1. Fostering a trauma-informed learning environment
This tool is essential for all teachers or educators who are committed to supporting their learners in dealing with climate anxiety and other climate emotions, as well as in navigating the impacts of trauma that may occur because of climate change. Some activities offer concrete methods to deal with the nervous system dysregulation of one…
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Tool 1.2. Offering climate emotions checks
This tool enables each student to start growing their emotional literacy as well as emotional regulation skills, so as to limit and better cope with climate emotions, including climate anxiety. It is critical for students and educators to check the level of anxiety, stress and overwhelm in the group, while providing simple practices to address…
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Tool 1.3. Moving to reduce climate anxiety
This tool can provide practical ways to address overwhelm, stress and anxiety for an individual or a group, either preemptively or when they arise. Most of the suggested activities will be most effective if practiced on a regular basis, as they help expand our own window of tolerance to multiple emotions over time. All activities…
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Tool 1.4. Acknowledging climate emotions
This tool enables learners to become familiar with different methods that they can mobilize, either individually or with others, including in small groups, to engage with their climate emotions at a deeper level.