Project Earth is a global climate accelerator for young people aged 8-18 empowering young innovators to turn bold ideas into real change.
We connect them with world-class advisors, put their ideas centre stage at Pitch for the Planet, and open doors to investors, industry and partners who can help them go further.
Young people have extraordinary potential. We help turn it into impact — now.
success stories
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introducing scout
Scout is an AI chatbot designed to help you with your Project Earth idea.
Before you start working with Scout on your Project Earth climate project, let's make sure we're on the same page about how to use this tool effectively and responsibly.
Five stages to develop your Project Earth idea
submit your idea
If you are aged 8 - 18 join our community, submit your idea and receive support and advice to help bring your vision to fruition.
Your idea might want to focus on one of these three categories.
Technological Innovation
How can new technological concepts and ideas be harnessed and used to tackle climate and environmental challenges?
Social Transformation
How can we use different approaches such as music and art as tools to impact social and behavioural change to help combat climate change?
Cultural Exchange
How can we share our cultural heritage to better understand how climate change is affecting communities around the world?
Pitch for the Planet
Is an opportunity for young people across the world to pitch ideas to an audience of investors, advisors and special guests as well as their peers. It showcases amazing ideas and visions that young people have for tackling climate change and improving biodiversity.
We will soon be publishing the programme for future pitches for the planet and don’t forget you can submit projects at any time to get help and support from us to develop ideas and make them happen.
endorsements
"Project Earth is helping to empower young people of school age to understand and positively act to help tackle the climate crisis. As a climate accelerator it engages and gives agency to young people, creating a movement of young people inspired for a better future."
Professor Michael Mann
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania
"Innovation will be fundamental in the creation of a resilient, sustainable, zero-carbon future. Today’s students are not only coming up with creative ideas but also, importantly, working on their practical implementation."
Professor Joanna Haigh
Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Imperial and past co director of the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment
"Climate change is the single most important global challenge the world is facing – and involving pupils in developing innovative solutions is the single most important thing we can do since it is this generation who have to see the issue through. Our previous experience of involving GCSE students with our research on nutrition associated with vegetarian diets not only helped with their learning but empowered them to realise that they have the potential to make a real difference.
You can start research from the moment you understand the problem – and school pupils are more aware of the problem of climate change than anyone else and want to help find a solution, so we should all help them in finding the solution."
Professor Martin Warren
Head, Food Innovation and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Rosalind Franklin Road, Norwich Research Park
"Young people have such passion and energy to work for a better future - I support Project Earth’s determination to let their voices be heard."
Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin
"Every generation inherits a planet, but only a few rise to become its guardians. What Project Earth does is awaken that sense of guardianship; reminding young people that protecting the Earth is protecting ourselves; it is the purest form of stewardship, an act of love for ourselves and future generations."
Joshua Amponsem
Founder of Green Africa Youth Organization and Co-Director of Youth Climate Justice Fund