Your Chance to Get Involved in Scotland Climate Week - have Fun and Make a Difference
Citizens, families, businesses and community groups in Scotland are being encouraged to take action on climate change.
Scotland Climate Week (running from 29th September to 5th October) aims to celebrate progress, highlight small wins and big wins, and get more people involved in making positive change where they live.
On the Net Zero Nation website you can take a quick quiz to find out what activity might be most important or fun for you - and access a Climate Week toolkit to help promote and showcase your events and activities.
The website also gives you information about where to start. First steps, climate hubs and community groups to join, training and funding for businesses, resources and inspiration for schools, and more.
The Keep Scotland Beautiful charity offers a Live Learning programme and resources for schools, to encourage teachers, pupils and students to get involved.
For businesses, Business Energy Scotland, suggests five ways to get involved.
- Have conversations about climate and how your organisation plays its part
- Showcase your achievements (genuine ones, not 'greenwashing')
- Become a Green Champion
- Help employees to reduce their impact at home
- Share information to help other businesses
Scotland now has 18 Climate Action Hubs, with a few more on the way.
Areas covered are the Highlands and islands (for the Highlands, Orkney and Shetland), Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Fife, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Angus, West Lothian, Glasgow, Scottish borders, Argyll and Bute, Moray, Outer Hebrides, Inverclyde, Forth Valley, Dundee, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.
The Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) says each local and regional Hub aims to build awareness of the climate emergency and actions local groups can take, develop local plans, help groups with funding opportunities, encourage networking and promote a more joined-up approach to tackling climate change at a regional level.
Each area has organised events and activities for local people, groups, schools and organisations to get involved in.
For example, the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival includes a woodland bat walk, repair cafe, litter pick, electric bicycle demo, waste-clothing fashion show, re-love clothing fair and more.
Q. What are you doing for Scottish Climate Week?
Q. What events or activities have you supported or taken part in?
Q. What else would you like to see included in Scottish Climate Week (for 2026)?
Q. What information or resources do you need to get more involved?
If you're running events or organising activities, make sure to let local media and social media know about it - before, during and after.
