The Climate Ambassadors Programme connects volunteers passionate about climate change and sustainability action in education with settings in England – early years settings, primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges. Climate Ambassadors provide free support and guidance to help education settings develop and deliver impactful climate action plans – covering decarbonisation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and climate education and green careers, and decarbonisation.
The scheme has been developed in response to Action 8 in the National Climate Education Action Plan. It has been adopted as a core part of the UK government Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, published in April 2022, with a vision to make the UK’s education sector world-leading on this issue by 2030.
Climate action planning has also been further embedded through the Education Estates Strategy published in 2026, alongside the new Enrichment Framework, which identifies “nature, outdoors and adventure, for example time outdoors, climate education and sustainability projects, gardening, residentials and camps” as some of the opportunities settings could offer their learners.
