InterClimate Network's Climate Action

Introduction

InterClimate Action is a registered charity with a mission to inspire young people in the UK to become leaders and advocates for action on climate change.

The charity works collaboratively to deliver climate sustainability programmes to engage young people (primarily age 11-18) across the UK with the complexities of climate change, inspire their climate action, and promote their voices in their own sustainable future.

Schools across the UK are planning and delivering a wide range of climate-friendly steps, such as reducing waste, making buildings more efficient, or encouraging greener travel. InterClimate Network’s (ICN) research report in 2021 showed that a majority of secondary students are already motivated to make a difference (see here).

Success in this area means having the support of the whole school community. Students – and staff – have lots of different views, and there will be different activities and approaches that can help motivate them. This is where the Climate Action Toolkit developed by ICN comes in, enabling as many students as possible their say on climate action in a school-wide online survey. We use behaviour change approaches to provide an informed report about:

• who you are talking with
• why some people haven’t already made changes
• what barriers are preventing them from adopting any new behaviour, and
• what would motivate more climate action in your school.

Click the icon below to find out more about how InterClimate Network is using behavioural approaches to inform secondary schools' Climate Action and how your school can get involved.