Transforming the agency and influence of landscape architects in climate change actions: An empirical analysis of barriers and facilitators

•Transformative change is needed in landscape practice to enhance its climate agency.•Little is known about the barriers and facilitators of designing for climate change.•Insights from Australian practitioners highlight lack of agency as a key barrier.•Transformation in structures and systems of decision-making processes is needed.•Improved advocacy, engaging with policy and collaboration advance designers’ agency.