"The best chance we have": the Paris Agreement on climate change
US President Barack Obama described the deal reached last Saturday by the 195 nations represented at the talks as "the best chance we have to save ...
A range of factsheets and resources which gives lots of ideas on how you can help!
US President Barack Obama described the deal reached last Saturday by the 195 nations represented at the talks as "the best chance we have to save ...
In the Paris agreement of 2015, the world’s governments pledged to keep temperatures between 1.5C and 2C above pre-Industrial levels, so this new s...
We get many emails from young people asking us what they can do to play a greater part in the conservation movement, and so we have compiled this l...
Three of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA's) pollution monitoring devices in London showed a maximum '10' reading f...
We are delighted to announce that Andy Stanton, whose hilarious and much-loved 'Mr Gum' books have sold more than 1.25 million copies in the UK alo...
After setting off in late August, Ash has completed the first 550 miles and has arrived at his first city - Yushu, situated in Qin...
Cotton buds are becoming an increasing hazard in our oceans, as they are often flushed down the loo after use and end up being washed out to sea. ...
With around 250 species of bee living here in the UK, these key pollinators make a huge impact on our lives - even if we don't always realise it! ...
This brand new suite of 6 lesson plans is aimed at Key Stage 2, but is readily adaptable for Key Stages 1 and 3. Along with a PowerPoint presentati...
Full list of the winners of the Better Energy School Awards, for download as a pdf document.
This compared well with 2013, when 15% of the continent's energy came from renewable sources. Energy from renewable sources is quite unevenly spre...
Explore the UK's rare flowers, each section gives ideas about what you can do to help.
Actor and presenter Cel Spellman is really enthusiastic about how young people can help to change the world, so it's brilliant to have his support!...
Yesterday, the winners of Eurostar's 'Create a Sustainable Business Dish' competition were presented with their awards at a ceremony held at the Ga...
CFCs like CFC-11 were used to make foams for furniture and buildings and were also used in refrigerators and aerosols, but were banned after a hole...
The problem is already here In recent years, we have seen Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013, superstorm Sandy hit New York, New Jersey ...
It just two weeks since Typhoon Haiyan caused enormous devastation and thousands of deaths in the Philippines in the latest example of extreme weat...
So whilst the talks were a partial success, they were also in part a failure. With no significant movement in countries’ agreed targets for emissi...
The Young People's Green Awards (YPGA) will enable young people to combine their interest in caring for the natural world with their natural talent...
The rubbish we throw away everyday is polluting our Earth. A lot of this rubbish comes from our gardens and kitchens and the good news is that this...
Imagine that you’re in a thick, dark forest. It’s very hot and sticky and the sweat soaks your t-shirt. You can hear the sound of wild animals all ...
A fresh look at climate change, a subject we last looked at for Conservation Education in 2006. Banner photo by Al Case.
No matter where you look these days, you're likely to spot something made of plastic. It can be shaped in all kinds of ways, it can be really thin...
The idea of building with straw has been around for a long time, but in recent years, it has been something that only ecologically-minded Britons h...
Zipped folder containing the entry brief, entry form and terms & conditions documents for participants in Eurostar's 'Create a Sustainable Busi...
This brilliant film by the Primary 1 Class at Hanover Street Primary School was chosen as the Scottish Champion of the Total Green School Awards 20...
The ban doesn't have legal force yet. Member states still have to back the directive before it can become law, but with voting so overwhelmingly i...
Electric vehicles are becoming more popular. In this factsheet we explore why.
Mr Gove said., “We must protect our oceans and marine life from plastic waste if we are to be the first generation to leave our environment in a be...
This new rule means that England is now in line with the rest of the United Kingdom. Plastic bag use has dropped considerably in Scotland, Wales a...
Our planet is changing. We need to help it change for the better and we're asking for your help to do that!
Passing your driving test and getting behind the wheel was once the dream of most young people - certainly that was the case when I got my licence ...
It can be difficult for farmers in poorer countries to get a fair price for the food they produce; Fairtrade exists to address this issue. These...
As consumers we can choose to buy food that has been produced ethically and sustainably. These resources comprise a set of informative teacher n...
The food we eat makes up about 30% of our carbon footprint. Knowing how far it has travelled and how it has been stored is essential if we wish to...
Around a billion people don't have enough food to eat, yet we throw away around a third of all the food produced. These resources comprise a set...
Our food is packaged in a variety of ways, all of which have impacts on the environment. These resources comprise a set of informative teacher...
What we eat not only has an impact on our health. Our choices can also cause significant environmental impacts. For example, animal agriculture pr...
This kind of tremor could not be felt on the surface, but is very close to the Oil and Gas Authority's limit for a 'red alert', whereby a company i...
Eleven top plastic facts 1. 16,000 plastic bottles are made in the world EVERY SECOND! 2. 500 billion plastic bottles are made in the world E...
In the UK alone, we use about 13 billion plastic bottles per year and well under half of these are currently recycled. So if a deposit return sche...
Average global CO2 levels in 2017 were 405.5 parts per million - almost 50% higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution. WMO Secretary ...
The Anglo-Saxon word for enclosure was ‘haeg’ or gehaeg’ and this is were we get the word ‘hedge’.
A film about the Great Pacific Garbage patch, made by students from Huish Episcopi Academy with help from the team at Explorium. This is the first...
Film on how electricty is made. Take a look at how we generate electricity using coal, oil and gas, hydroelectric power and nuclear energy. See a...
The school talks service is now available again for a limited time for schools within a 30-mile radius of our office in Yeovil. To make a bookin...
The NIC has said that a decade ago, it seemed unlikely that renewables could be a major part of energy generation in the UK, as they were quite sim...
Much of her speech to launch the plan concentrated on the issue of plastic pollution, which has come into much greater focus in recent months. The...
Create a Sustainable Business Premier Dish is supported by Eurostar, working in partnership with the Young People's Trust for the Environment in th...
The National Grid has been looking at the future of the UK's energy needs. It has concluded that the number of plug-in cars and vans could reach 9 ...
The two new short films, made by YPTE are on 'How electricity is made' and 'Renewable energy'. Please take a look!
If we used a time machine to fast forward ourselves 500 years into the future, what would the archeologists of the future be finding out about us? ...
The petrol they can produce is purer than the product refined from oil and it can be used in an ordinary car engine. This means that our existing ...
This downloadable zipped folder contains a suite of lesson plans, for Key Stage 2 and above. The lesson plans look at the problems caused by plast...
This presentation accompanies the Plastic Pollution lesson plans for Key Stage 2 and above looks at the problems caused by plastic and covers the f...
Speaking in Kenya yesterday, Mrs May said “I want to leave a greener, healthier environment for future generations, but with plastic in the sea sti...
New research published by Orb Media has revealed that 83% of tap water samples, taken from various sites around the world, were contaminated with m...
This set of lesson plans looks at rainforests, with particular focus on the Amazon. Lesson plans are brought to life by the stunning images in the...
Other recommendations include protection for peatland and measures to ensure that no food waste goes to landfill by 2025. From a climate change ...
YPTE would really like to hear about what young people around the UK are doing to help look after our world. Your actions could inspire other young...
Find out about renewable energy, including wind turbines, tidal turbines, solar power (photovoltaics, solar heating and solar power stations) and w...
The levels of microplastic found were roughly double that found in tap water by a previous study. Bottles tested originated from the US, Mexico, B...
While tweaking the enzyme to find out how it had evolved, the scientists found that the changes they had made enabled the enzyme to break down PET ...
The public consultation attracted more than 65,000 responses, with 99% of replies originating from areas targeted by the fracking industry opposed ...
A charge of 5p per bag has been charged by shops in Scotland since 20 October 2014 and in that time, stores have handed out 650 million fewer bags ...
2018 has been a year for campaigning against single-use plastics, with the EU planning to bring in a ban on single-use plastics from 2021 and with ...
The smooth snake is the rarest of the three snake species found in the UK. It can only be found in isolated areas in a few counties of southern En...
Battery storage is set to make a difference to the future of solar power too. A new 10 MegaWatt (MW) solar farm, capable of powering about 2,500-3...
All such goods will be sold for a set price - 10p each. Best before dates are provided by manufacturers and give a date up to which they are guara...
Waitrose has announced that it will stop using disposable coffee cups in its stores by this autumn. From then on, members of its MyWaitrose loyalt...
The government’s commitment to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel powered cars by 2040 means that we motorists will at some point in the future ...
So, if you’re aged between 5 and 17 and feel you’re doing something that helps the environment, please tell us about it. Examples might include: ...
Yet Henderson Island, the largest of four islands in the Pitcairn Island group, has a human population of zero! Almost 18 tonnes of plastic, broke...
So, we take the train, we take the bus, or we take the car. We know that taking public transport reduces our carbon footprint, so in many cases it’...
Here are our ideas for some great ways of making your Christmas a greener one.
Taking its inspiration from hugely successful 5p charge introduced on plastic carrier bags in England in October 2015, a charge on disposable cups...
Here's a fab video from our friends at Explorium showing how wave energy gets converted into power we can use every day!
An analysis of these monster sewer-stoppers by Water UK, the membership body for water providers, found that the 'fatbergs' were in reality more li...
Whilst there won't be any sunlight at the North Pole until early March, a heatwave in the Artic is actually the cause of the extreme wintry weather...
Short film on plastic, its uses, its history and why it is now presenting us with such a major environmental problem. Presented by YPTE Director Pe...
Schools that have begun to develop their grounds often invariably report that this has led to beneficial changes in the relationships, attitudes an...
Share your garden with wildlife
It's probably easier to go car free if you live in a city than it is if you live in the countryside. But wherever you live, why not have a go...
YPTE recognises and understands the challenge that sustainable development poses to today's forward thinking companies. Our non-confrontational and...
This week, YPTE officially launched its new website at a Reception held at the House of Commons on 27 January. YPTE Presidents Steve Backshall, Je...
Entrants have to devise a dish using sustainable, locally-sourced seasonal ingredients that can be served on Business Premier, Eurostar's highest l...
Their school strike has been inspired by 16 year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden, who began a solo protest about climate change outside her country'...