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Our Planet Needs You (OPNY) is building the UK’s largest youth-led climate action programme, supporting schools to deliver measurable decarbonisation at scale.

We equip young people with the knowledge, tools and confidence to take meaningful climate action, while helping schools embed sustainability across the curriculum and wider school life.

Will your school be part of the solution?

There are over 30,000 schools in the UK, representing 10 million students – around 15% of the population. Together, this is a critical mass capable of driving real change.

OPNY Youth Programme

None of us is as powerful as all of us. Let's come together and drive the change our planet needs.

Dear Schools, Our Planet Needs You!
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The OPNY Programme

Our structured, year-long programme brings together students, staff and communities to reduce waste and emissions through nine practical initiatives.

  • Monthly livestreams connect schools nationwide to take on low-carbon challenges and share progress

  • A high-energy competition model drives engagement and accountability

  • Curriculum-linked resources integrate sustainability into core subjects

  • A tailored climate action plan for every school

  • Clear measurement and reporting aligned to sustainability goals

  • Hands-on learning that builds skills for future careers

Why join OPNY?

OPNY makes sustainability visible, measurable and achievable.

It supports schools to meet their climate commitments while engaging students in purposeful, real-world learning.

We believe small actions, taken together, create lasting impact.

Join a growing network of schools taking action, together.

Turn climate action into a school-wide challenge.

Inspire students.

Score points.

Change the future.

Our Planet Needs You is an interactive, action-packed school course that turns climate education into real-world change.

Designed for KS2, and supported by KS4/5 Youth Lead volunteers, it equips students with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to take on nine exciting challenges – from boosting biodiversity to cutting carbon emissions.

Fun, hands-on activities bring the big issues to life, while our simple points system turns sustainability into a team effort the whole school can get behind.

What you’ll learn

  • ✓ How to reduce litter and waste

    Join the Anti-Litter Bugs

  • ✓ How to save power and water

    Let’s Switch Off and Save

  • ✓ How to reduce, recycle, reuse

    Let’s Shop Sustainable

  • ✓ How to reduce the impact of the food we eat

    By eating Green Dinners

  • ✓ How to improve health and air quality

    It’s time for Active Travel

  • ✓ How to work together to make changes

    Let’s Rise Up

  • ✓ How to increase green cover at school

    Join the Bloom Team

  • ✓ How to support the renewable energy transition

    It’s time for Green Energy

  • ✓ How to reduce carbon emissions caused by flying

    Time for Staycations and Green Travel

Meet your Programme Manager

Hi, I’m Marley

I’ll be here to support you and your school on your journey.

Community Partners

  • Anike Hargie Head Teach at Wormholt Park Primary School

    Anika Hargie, Head Teacher, Wormholt Park Primary School

    “Our Planet Needs You has empowered our pupils to take meaningful action; reducing litter, conserving energy, and lowering carbon emissions, while deepening their understanding of the urgent need for climate action.”

  • Hammersmith and Fulham Micro Grant Winner

    LBHF is proud to support Our Planet Needs You in its mission to empower youth to take the lead on climate action.

  • Our Planet Needs You's book and 9 initiatives inspired by the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London’s 9 Things You Can Do About Climate Change

    Inspired by Imperial College research

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

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