Climate Outreach
@climateoutreach
Every year we work with hundreds of partners - from charities to governments to business - to help them navigate difficult climate communications and unlock more ambitious climate action.
📢 New research: the heatwaves have left most of us feeling worried about the future & many of us anxious about climate change. The Survation poll questioned 10,000 people for @hopenothate.org.uk, Climate Outreach & @roundourwayuk.bsky.social. 👉 Find out more: climateoutreach.org/more-than-ha...
❗As drought continues in parts of the UK, farmers warn that we could face food shortages. Farming continues to bear the brunt of climate change, so how can we speed up progress to ensure a healthier, fairer, and more resilient future?
📢 We’re looking for a new Fundraising Officer You’ll have a vital role in supporting fundraising across our diverse range of work, and be a key player in our exciting project supporting grassroots sports clubs. 👉 Apply by 9am on Monday 3 August: climateoutreach.org/about-us/wor...
After three and a half years, our CEO Rachael Orr is leaving Climate Outreach to take on an exciting new role in the climate sector. We welcome Zoe Macalpine, currently our Chief Income Officer, as our interim CEO for six months from early Sep. 👉 Find out more: climateoutreach.org/ceo-announce...
As Andy Burnham officially enters Downing Street as our new Prime Minister, he promises people “breathing space” from a relentless cost of living crisis. Drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea is not the answer to this, as backed up by our research on how Brits think and feel.
📢 New research: Most people in the UK support both adaptation and mitigation to improve and protect lives. 👉 What we learned talking to 7,000+ people: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/rep... 👉 Join our launch webinar on Thurs 16 July: climateoutreach.org/webinar-adap...
"Changeprint is a word to describe the wider positive impacts of taking collective action." Isabelle Sparrow, Head of Communications Carbon Copy, prioritises sharing stories from people creating a changeprint in their local area. 👉 Read Isabelle's blog: climateoutreach.org/change-footp...
❗The UK isn't equipped for extreme heat - we need urgent action to protect the people & places we love. How do we build mass support for a safer, cooler future to drive faster change today, whilst cutting our emissions? 🗓️ Thurs 16 July 🕜 11am–12pm 👉 Register: climateoutreach.org/webinar-adap...
🎉 On 6 July we’ll be at a series of events across the country, celebrating the role of communities behind the clean energy transition and championing climate action. 🤝 In collaboration with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and lots of other brilliant organisations.
For Muslim Climate Action Week, join us and Islamic Relief UK for 'Frontlines of Justice: Climate, Displacement, and Global Solidarity' – an inspiring and urgent conversation. 🗓️ Wednesday 8 July 🕜 18:00 - 20:00 📍Whitechapel, London 👉 Book your place: www.islamic-relief.org.uk/get-involved...
🍃⚽ A green revolution is quietly taking root in grassroots sports at home, while billions watch the FIFA Men’s World Cup. 🙏 Thanks to National Lottery players, Gamechanging Futures has received £1.5m over 3 years from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk 👉 Find out more: climateoutreach.org/grassroots-s...
❗The UK is “built for a climate that no longer exists”, and unprecedented heatwaves have brought this reality into sharp focus. Join our webinar as we share our latest research in partnership with MACC Hub. 🗓️ Thurs 16 July 🕜 11am–12pm📍Online 👉 Sign up: climateoutreach.org/webinar-adap...
🎉 A positive tipping point: sales of new electric cars just overtook petrol car sales in the UK for the first time. This @carbonbrief.org analysis shows that demand for EVs has grown consistently over the last 12 months. 👉 Read the analysis: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
🚨 We need a better visualisation of extreme heat - one that goes beyond familiar images of people on beaches and instead accurately depicts the impacts people are feeling now alongside how communities are adapting in their lives. Photo credit: Alastair Johnstone-Hack / @climatevisuals.bsky.social
🔥 Are politicians feeling the heat? Today, MPs decide whether or not to set the Seventh Carbon Budget into law - the same day that the UK’s June temperature record is likely to be broken. 👉 Why the carbon budget matters, explained by Advocacy Manager Hayden Banks: substack.com/home/post/p-...
⚠️ Parts of the UK have been issued a red heat alert this week. This is the country’s second ever red alert, after one in 2022. This is not normal, and poses very serious risks to people's lives. People want the government to help us better prepare for the impacts of extreme weather like this.
🎉 Incredible milestone for clean energy in the UK: over £100 billion has been invested since our government came into office, increasing our energy security and generating more green jobs and growth than ever. 👉 Find out more via @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
⚠️ Air pollution affects communities globally - over 99% of the world’s population breathes in dirty air. This #CleanAirDay, we’re highlighting some of Climate Visuals’ work on polluted air. 👉 Check out our collections: www.climatevisuals.org/groupitem/134/ www.climatevisuals.org/groupitem/112/
📢 We’ll be at London Climate Action Week between 20-28 June at various events across the city, sharing our insights and exhibiting @climatevisuals.bsky.social photos. Here’s where you’ll find us - we’d love to see you there. 👉 Join us: climateoutreach.org/lcaw-2026/ #LCAW2026
Join Moving Roots, back for #RefugeeWeek! 🌞 We'll explore what power looks like in diaspora communities within the climate and migrant justice space 🌍 📅 Sunday 21st June 2026, 15:00-18:00 BST 📍 Ecology Pavilion, Mile End, London 🔗 Register: climateoutreach.org/moving-roots...
⚽ With this FIFA World Cup set to be the most carbon-intensive ever, a new docuseries commissioned by @pledgeball.bsky.social explores this idea: could a fan follow their team all the way to the final without taking a single flight? 👉 Check out the first episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISGQ...
📢 New analysis on how the climate showed up in the May elections, in partnership with Climate Barometer. Whilst it was far from the main story, the climate shows up in other ways. What’s missing? A story that pulls it all together. 👉 Check out the analysis: climateoutreach.org/analysis-cli...
🌍 Interested to learn about climate mobility across Europe? Apply by Sunday 14 June for the European Climate Mobility Justice Academy. 💡The four week programme this Aug-Sep includes expert-led sessions and interactive workshops. 👉 Find out more: www.beyondclimatecollaborative.org/courses/euro...
📢 New important report: the UK’s net zero economy accounts for 1.1 million people in green jobs, generating 1.5X more economic value than the national average. According to new insights from @cbieconomics.bsky.social commissioned by @eciu.net 👉 Find out more: eciu.net/media/press-...
🎉 Fantastic news: 2025 was a record year for solar installation, with new panels brought to British rooftops every two minutes. This is the highest total ever recorded in a calendar year - and 37% more than in 2024.
Extreme heat isn’t fun - and it’s important that images of heat reflect that nuance and severity. Check out our top ten pointers for photographing extreme heat: substack.com/home/post/p-... 📸 Photo credit: Alastair Johnstone-Hack/ @climatevisuals.bsky.social
Engagement pays off when planning renewable energy projects in the UK. That’s according to research we’ve commissioned with Regen. The biggest challenge for the clean energy transition is how communities are involved in the big decisions. So what next? 👉 Find out: www.regen.co.uk/insights/doe...
📢 We’re looking for our next Researcher Are you an experienced social sciences researcher with an interest in climate communication? Join our team to help shape a climate story that centres people, progress and potential. 👉 Apply by 9am on Friday 29 May: climateoutreach.org/about-us/wor...
📢 Last few spaces left! Step up your climate & nature storytelling in an online workshop on 7 July - designed to help you turn our latest insights into impactful communication. 🗓️ Tuesday 7 July, 10.30am–12pm 🎟️ Cost: £95 per person 👉 Secure your place: climateoutreach.org/workshops-in...
📢 Webinar: following the May elections, what does this new political landscape mean for environmental politics at home & globally? Our CEO Rachael Orr joins this webinar hosted by @green-alliance.org.uk ance.org.uk 🗓️ Thurs 14 May 🕜 12-1 pm BST 👉 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-next...