ABSTRACT
This article describes a research in environmental education that has, among its objectives, the intention of describing the main components of the social representations of climate change in a sample of students of the National Pedagogical University of Mexico. The research consisted of a qualitative investigation, recovering the discourse of the students; in the results it is possible to identify the presence of emotions in the social representations of climate change. These are not reduced to instinctive reactions or responses; they are complex components, they include psychological and social aspects, which are observed in expressions of value. Among the conclusions obtained, there is an emphasis on the fact that emotions constitute a relevant component in social representations and can be investigated from the field of environmental education.
Keywords:
Environmental education; Emotions; Social representations; Climate change.