Prime Highlights:
- GRAMMY-winning artist Macklemore praised students and teachers worldwide for taking action against climate change through education.
- Students are creating practical solutions like solar lights, vertical gardens, and homemade bioplastics, showing how education can lead to real-world impact.
Key Facts:
- The Climate Action Project has engaged 7 million students across 181 countries, reducing 7,600 tons of CO₂ through student-led actions.
- Students have planted 2.3 million trees, developed 2,400 climate solutions, and inspired 75% of their parents to adopt eco-friendly habits.
Background:
During Climate Action Day 2025, GRAMMY-winning artist Macklemore spoke to students and teachers worldwide, praising their work on climate change. He shared examples of students making solar lights, vertical gardens, and homemade bioplastics. Their projects are tracked to see how much CO₂ they save.
Macklemore shared a personal message: “I have three young kids, and every day I think about the world we’re going to be leaving them. Your generation has the power to reverse course and create a hopeful future. You can take action and save lives.”
He specifically commended classroom efforts, saying, “The work you’re doing in classrooms worldwide is a crucial step toward making a real impact on the climate crisis. The Climate Action Project shows that change can start one classroom at a time.”
The Climate Action Project, a 6-week online program, empowers students to learn about climate change and develop actionable solutions. The program encourages students to do more than just learn; they take action and create real solutions that can make a difference in society.
Students are also making climate-focused apps and organizing local tree-planting projects. The results are tracked by a specialized algorithm highlighted in UNESCO’s 2024 Global Education Monitoring Report.
Koen Timmers, Co-Founder of the Climate Action Project, stated, “Macklemore’s message reflects the principle we teach: global crises demand collective, educated action. Our model proves that when young people are empowered, they become agents of change.”
The Climate Action Project is part of a wider global effort led by TAG, a non-profit dedicated to climate education, partnered with organizations like NASA, LEGO Group, BIC, and Apple.
