It has been suggested that humankind ought to focus on freeing itself from its economic prison by broadening our compassion and developing an appreciation of the natural world. If this is the direction that humankind must head in order to ensure its on‐going place in the world, then it follows that education in all of its forms would and should play a key role in increasing humanity's knowledge and understanding about the world so that effective and well‐informed choices for a sustainable economic and environmental future can be made. This paper, then, will seek to explore the pivotal role of education and educators in transforming human thinking and helping to rekindle the link between economic and environmental policy.
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