Macklemore Backs International Campaign: Climate Education for 7 Million Students Worldwide

      Macklemore's message is personal: "I have three young kids, and every day I think about the world we're going to be leaving them... Your generation can be the one to reverse course and give our planet a more hopeful future. Your generation can take action and save lives." He directly commended the work being done in classrooms: "The work that you're doing in classrooms around the globe is such an important step in making an impact on the climate crisis... That's what the...

Belgium, 06/11/2025 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - istruzione e formazione)

 

 

Macklemore's message is personal:

He directly commended the work being done in classrooms:

The Power of Education: Hard Data on Global Impact

Macklemore spotlighted the Climate Action Project, a 6-week online education initiative guiding classrooms to explore climate change, and celebrated students for developing solutions and taking collective action. The United Nations already stated in 2020 that "education is a critical agent in addressing the issue of climate change." Despite this claim, only a few international governments have made climate education mandatory, leading to slow policy change. The Climate Action Project flips this script. By starting with youth, it empowers students to change behaviors—and with them, society's mindset. Students move beyond passive learning to active, measurable contribution, generating the solutions and political will that drive systemic change.

The student solutions include:

"Macklemore's message underscores the fundamental truth we teach: that a global crisis requires collective, educated action which leads to change of behavior," says Koen Timmers , Co-Founder of the Climate Action Project. "We have built the model he's talking about—one that shifts the focus from doom to action, proving that when youth are empowered, they become the agents of change."

An education non-profit committed to climate education for all. TAG is the only organisation worldwide keeping track of the impact of climate education through a unique algorithm. Its partners include NASA, LEGO Group, BIC, and Apple.

Climate Action Project 
A free, six-week climate education initiative by TAG. Impact in UK and European countries: https://www.climateactionproject.org/impact/GBR 

Climate Action Day
A yearly online live event by TAG. Past speakers include Jane Goodall and HRH Prince William .

For more details on our Climate Action Education report visit: https://www.climateactionproject.org/docs/CAE-Report.pdf

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