The Climate Ambassador programme is Ireland’s first ever initiative to train and support individuals taking action on climate change. Check out the YouTube channel or tune in to the podcast to start your climate literacy journey today.

Climate Ambassadors come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Applicants are accepted from secondary and third level education, as well as adults over the age of eighteen. Climate Ambassadors carry out at least two climate actions and two climate communications within their community, school or campus in their first year.

Climate Ambassador is coordinated by An Taisce with support from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. This programme was established in 2017.

The programme runs for the full calendar year and provides lots of opportunities to meet our Climate Action Officers, who give full support and are always at the other end of an email, social media message, or phone call, ready to help in any way possible. 

In their initial year, the Climate Ambassadors receive a full day of training, which covers the causes and effects of climate change as well as the solutions. This training day also covers Communications and Climate Action Planning. 

There are also ongoing training events as well as tours and workshops at our Network Gatherings. The Network Gatherings are held throughout the year and around the country, giving local Climate Ambassadors opportunities to meet with us face to face, and to meet their fellow local Climate Ambassadors. Since the start, we have run an annual #ClimateActionWeek campaign, the first of its kind in the country. This gives the opportunity for focused efforts across the country at the same time. It takes place in the second half of each year in October.