Climate Action Week 2026 brings the Queen Mary community together to explore climate action through creativity, collaboration, and justice.
This year’s programme showcases the breadth of sustainability across the university – from hands-on workshops and community projects to policy discussions, research insight, and global perspectives.
Over the course of the week, students, staff, and partners are invited to take part in events that unpack the social, scientific, emotional, and political dimensions of the climate crisis. Whether you are writing Letters to the Earth, joining a climate justice walking tour, attending a COP30 outcomes panel, planting herbs, exploring the role of law in the climate crisis, or visiting a local materials recovery facility, each event offers a space to learn, reflect, and take meaningful action.
The purpose of Climate Action Week is to inspire confidence, deepen understanding, and strengthen collective action across Queen Mary. Our commitment to sustainability is grounded in our values, our history of championing social justice and our track record of improving lives through academic and research excellence.
By embedding sustainability into everything we do – from the way we operate as an institution, to the skills and knowledge gained by our students, and the research we conduct – we are able to work together to create a fairer, more sustainable future.
At Queen Mary, climate action is central to our role as a civic university. Climate Action Week brings together education, research, and community partnership to create inclusive, real-world impact . It is a platform for showing how local action, collaboration, and social sustainability can help build a fairer, more resilient future for people and planet.— Alison Blunt , Deputy Vice Principal for Impact (Culture, Civic & Community)