Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Topics
Explore actions and resources across the Department for Education's climate pillars to build your climate action plan.
Getting started
Planning and monitoring
Strategies, visions and policies will help you set a direction on your sustainability journey. You’ll also use data to track your progress and set targets.
Funding
Exploring funding opportunities is key to making progress in sustainability, and can save your setting money.
Adaptation and resilience
Climate adaptation
Prepare your setting for extreme weather events such as flooding and heatwaves - these will become more common in future due to climate change.
Wellbeing
Young people are increasingly affected by climate anxiety. Improving your outdoor learning spaces can help address this anxiety and other mental health issues.
Biodiversity and nature
Biodiversity
Improve your setting’s green spaces and local environment to help the planet and encourage learners to spend time in nature.
Climate education and green skills
Climate education and green skills
Help your learners become aware of sustainability and prepared for climate careers. Feed your sustainability progress into teaching and learning.
Decarbonisation and net zero
Energy
Heating, electricity and other systems create emissions that contribute to climate change. These actions look at how to reduce emissions and reach Net Zero.
Estates and buildings
Your buildings and grounds are key to reducing emissions, promoting biodiversity and becoming more resilient to climate change.
Food and catering
From planning a healthy menu to composting your waste, your food services can make a big difference to your emissions and your community.
Procurement and purchases
These are actions you can take to review and improve the way your setting purchases goods and services. Using greener suppliers will help you reach Net Zero.
Travel
Car or bus, walking or cycling. The methods your staff and learners use to get to and from your setting have an important impact on your emissions.
Waste
The resources we discard can affect the environment, whether it’s water down the drain or old uniforms going to landfill. These actions will help reduce waste.