Youth Climate Action Toolkit

Are there changes you would you like to see in your school? Check out the Youth Climate Action Toolkit!

This Is Planet Ed partnered with The Nature Conservancy to design this toolkit with young leaders from across the country to share climate solutions that students can advocate for in schools. The Youth Climate Action Toolkit provides talking points, highlights advocacy strategies, and includes bright spots of students taking action around the country.

The year 2023 was the hottest on record. Students and schools across the country felt the effects—from flooding in Kentucky to wildfire smoke in the Northeast to extreme heat in Colorado. It is clear that the impacts of climate change are happening now, and many students are concerned about what the future will hold. Climate change threatens to disrupt learning, cause physical and emotional harm to young people and their families, and widen inequities in schools.

We can make a difference by changing how we live, building community, and caring for each other and our world. As the most important stakeholders in schools, students have the ability to drive tremendous change!