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Cartoon depiction of Earth with a sad face, holding its face with both hands. The Earth has a worried expression, looking up at a bright, smiling sun on the right. The Moon in the background has a sad expression with a face, and there are satellites and atoms floating around, implying space.

What if you could inspire young people and their communities to take meaningful action against climate change – achieving rapid, measurable reductions in pollution and carbon emissions, helping the UK reach its net-zero goals?

Our Planet Needs You™ educates children and young people on low-carbon lifestyles, empowering them to lead by example and inspire those around them to adopt positive, sustainable habits that can drive behaviour change nationwide.

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Part of a children's book titled "Our Day at the Moon," featuring cartoon illustrations of a yellow sun with a face, a smiling Earth, and a moon with a face, set against a dark starry background.

It all starts with a story.

Book and 9 initiatives inspired by the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London’s 9 Things You Can Do About Climate Change.

Anti-Litter Bugs

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Switch Off and Save

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Shop Sustainable

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Green Dinners

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Active Travel

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Rise Up

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Green Energy

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Staycations

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Anti-Litter Bugs 〰️ Switch Off and Save 〰️ Shop Sustainable 〰️ Green Dinners 〰️ Active Travel 〰️ Rise Up 〰️ Green Energy 〰️ Staycations 〰️

OPNY Illustration of the Earth with a smiling face, surrounded by children and animals engaging in outdoor activities, with a bright sun in the sky.

Behaviour change alone won’t meet the UK's 2030 target, but it can contribute significantly to the reductions needed.

This is because more than 70% of CO₂ emissions are linked to the way we live, travel, eat and consume. By working together to adopt more sustainable behaviours and reduce wasteful consumption, we can significantly cut emissions.

Together with systemic reform and innovation, behaviour change plays a vital role in closing the emissions gap and building a sustainable future.

For the people, by the people.

Our Planet Needs You™ is about youth and community-led climate action.

Let’s build a better future together!

Interested in volunteering opportunities?

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Team OPNY

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Lolly

Programme Lead

“None of us is as powerful as all of us.”

Kleemu

Illustration Lead

“Just a bloke who loves to draw things."

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Marley

Youth Programme Lead

“It takes a village...”

Our youth programme

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Janvi

Data Lead

“When we all do a little, it adds up to a lot…”

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Happy New Year everyone! ✨ #OurPlanetNeedsYou has scaled from 3 to 10 schools this year thanks to funding from @hfcouncil.

OPNY empowers young people to lead real climate action in schools and their communities with 9 low carbon challenges.

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🌍 #OurPlanetNeedsYou2025 has officially launched and our first initiative, the #AntiLitterBugs, is now up and running!

Last week, six of our ten partner schools and their incredible Year 5 and 6 students, kicked off their community litter picks.

You can grow in your kitchen, your bedroom or loo.
Grow wherever there's sunlight, it's easy to do.

We're back again this coming September, this time bigger and better, with the help and support of @hfcouncil. Students will be taking real, measurabl

#Recycling #WasteManagement

🌱 OurPlanetNeedsYou.com is a gamified challenge where schools compete to reduce waste, litter, and emissions.

We're back again this coming September, this time bigger and better, with the help and support of @hfcouncil

Environmental activism – but make it FUN! 🧹🌍

Did you know…
2 million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day.
And guess what?
There are 2 million kids aged 9–11 in the UK. Coincidence? We think not.

This October, Year

🤔 Could the same story have a different ending?

For sure.

🌱 OurPlanetNeedsYou.com: a 9-part programme now piloting in West London schools. Students are taking real action—cutting litter, saving energy, and reducing carbon at home.

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FAQs

Yes, our current partners are:

Let’s Go Zero
Energenie Solutions
Triad
ProVeg
Solar for Schools
We are always open to discussing partnerships.
Please email info@ourplanetneedsyou.com
Yes, a paperback version will be available for purchase soon. Please watch this space!
Contact team OPNY!
info@ourplanetneedsyou.com

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