London Schools’ Climate Kick-Start
The Climate Kick-Start is back
This year’s programme will empower young people to help tackle the climate and ecological emergencies and air pollution, through practical, positive action, and by encouraging students into green careers.
A week of career-focused activities will take place from 7 to 11 November 2022, coinciding with the first week of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt.
We’re inviting all secondary schools and alternative education providers in Greater London to take part. There are prizes of £10,000, plus free careers events and free resources available.
The programme is run with partners Let’s Go Zero 2030 and Bloomberg, along with support from the London Schools Climate Summit.
Last year, over 66,000 secondary students from across London took part during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26). Watch the highlights film from the 2021 Climate Kick-Start below.
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Get involved in this year's Kick-Start
Applications are now open for £10,000 Climate Kick-Start Prizes.
Find out how you can get involved in one of our free green careers events as part of the Climate Kick-Start.
Details of the upcoming digital ‘green careers’ toolkit for all secondary schools in London.
Past winners
On Friday 5 November 2021, the Mayor announced the winners of the first ever Climate Kick-Start Prize - five London secondary schools who will pioneer forward-thinking environmental projects to engage young Londoners in climate action.
Our partners
The London Schools’ Climate Kick-Start is supported by a number of high-profile advocates and organisations championing the work and ambition of London schools:
Led by Michael R. Bloomberg, a global climate champion and Special Envoy to the UN Secretary-General, Bloomberg is tackling the climate crisis from every angle.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is at the forefront of U.S. and global efforts to fight climate change and protect the environment across a key array of issues.
Bloomberg L.P. provides the global financial community with data-driven insights, news, and analysis to help them integrate an Environment, Social and Governance lens across the investment process
Led by a powerful coalition of sustainability organisations, Let’s Go Zero is uniting and supporting UK schools working to become zero carbon by 2030. Getting our schools to zero carbon by 2030 is a huge challenge.
But by working together, sharing our best ideas and inspiring others, we can show the overwhelming support for zero carbon schools across the UK and help spark wider community action to tackle the climate crisis.
Last year's Climate Kick-Start Prizegiving was hosted by TV presenter, Paralympian and climate activist, Ade Adepitan MBE.
Prizes at the event were presented by celebrity climate ambassadors, including BBC Radio 1’s Vick Hope, Olympic BMX champion Beth Schriever, vegan cook and vlogger Rachel Ama, BAFTA winning TV presenter Mehreen Baig and ‘The White Queen’ and ‘Victoria’ actor David Oakes.