Young people are at the heart of the British Council’s activity to combat climate change because they are best placed to highlight the effect of climate change for future generations. Passionate about making a real and lasting difference, they are provided with support and training to help them take their climate change projects into education institutions, their communities and regions. Discussion and exchange of ideas with people from other countries also helps broaden their awareness of the problem.

Critically, the ICC initiative is driven first and foremost by the Champions themselves - the British Council provides the framework in which ideas can grow and flourish but the direction comes firmly from the young people themselves.

The International Climate Champions (ICC) initiative has already brought together young people from 13 countries to work on a range of practical projects but in 2009 has been expanded to include 30 countries and 1000 Champions.