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Project Earth

Project Earth empowers and showcases young innovators keen to tackle climate challenges with expert support and real-world impact.

Project Earth

If you have an eco group or students passionate about protecting the planet, Project Earth offers an exciting opportunity to connect classroom learning with real-world impact.

Whether your students are working on a school project, a STEM club idea, or a scheme from another organisation, they can submit their ideas to Project Earth and receive support to bring them to life. With access to over 90 expert advisors - from climate scientists to engineers and technologists - students are guided in developing innovative solutions to climate and biodiversity challenges.

Students are also invited to take part in Pitch for the Planet, a national showcase event held at the Royal Institution in London on 26 June 2026, where they can present their ideas to a panel of experts and industry leaders.

Previous student ideas have included:

  • A wristband that monitors air quality
  • A biodiversity solution for offshore wind turbines
  • A methane-reducing device for barns
  • A compact, multidirectional wind turbine

All support is completely free, and the event is free to attend (schools only need to cover travel costs).

Giving students agency and a voice in climate action is transformative. It boosts confidence, nurtures creativity, and helps mitigate climate anxiety. It also opens young people’s eyes to future careers in sustainability, engineering, and technology.

The experience helps young people:

  • See the real-world application of STEM
  • Engage with industry and academic experts
  • Explore career pathways
  • Develop confidence and creativity

"Project Earth is a climate accelerator that empowers young people to act for their future."
Professor Michael Mann, climatologist and geophysicist

Learning outcomes

  • Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects

  • Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects

  • Develop engineering employability skills

  • Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers

Topics

  • Living things and their habitats
  • Materials
  • Seasonal changes
  • Computing
  • Structures
  • Mechanisms

Working scientifically

Whichever curriculum your school follows, pupils should have the opportunity to carry out practical investigations in science that help them to develop their scientific skills. This experience builds the following enquiry skills:

  • Asking questions
  • Making predictions
  • Setting up tests
  • Observing and measuring
  • Recording data
  • Interpreting and communicating results
  • Evaluating

Essential skills

The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:

  • Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas

  • Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges

  • Speaking - Transmitting information or ideas

  • Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal

Good for a career in...

  • Computing
  • Design
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Environment
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