Campus Decarbonisation Ambassador Programme (2025/26 Academic Year)

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Overview

The Campus Decarbonisation Ambassador Programme aims to cultivate a group of environmentally conscious and responsible student leaders who will actively participate in campus carbon reduction actions. The programme will not only significantly reduce the school’s carbon emissions but also enhance the environmental awareness and sense of responsibility in the community.

In 2023, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, in collaboration with the ICBC (Asia) Charitable Foundation, has launched the “Youth Decarbonisation Platform” to encourage and mobilise local youth to practice carbon reduction behaviours in their daily lives. 

After registering on the platform, participants can track their daily actions that reduce carbon emissions, regularly input their reduction records, and cultivate a low-carbon lifestyle. Each action can be instantly converted into a specified amount of carbon reduction, which is logged in the participant’s profile. Participants can not only see their own or their team’s carbon reduction achievements through the platform but also redeem their carbon reduction points to participate sustainability-related events or course for free. This allows for continuous learning in environmental education and engagement in green activities, ultimately giving back to society and promoting a low-carbon lifestyle.

 

Content

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups has been promoting the “Youth Decarbonisation Platform” since the 2023/24 school year, achieving over 2,700,000 kilograms of carbon reduction to date. As we enter the third year of the programme, our objective is to encourage increased youth participation in decarbonisation efforts. We are committed to empowering young leaders who are passionate about promoting low-carbon living on campus, and to guide the school towards achieving carbon neutrality.

 

Date

1st September 2025 – 31st August 2026

 

Target Participants

Primary School Students and Secondary School Students in Hong Kong

 

Programme Details

 

Recruitment

For each participating school, approximately 20 to 30 students will be recruited as Ambassadors from all forms, and 2 students will be selected to serve as team leaders.

 

Responsibilities of the “Campus Decarbonisation Ambassadors”

  • Promote decarbonisation awareness and record actions: Actively promote the concept of decarbonisation, encouraging all teachers and students to take part in 10 simple actions on the Platform, and record their actions on a regular basis.  
  • Participate in decarbonisation ECAs: Engage in future sustainable development-related OLE activities provided by the programme.  
  • Organise activities: Plan and organise campus carbon reduction activities, such as decarbonisation knowledge competitions, green DIY workshops, and sustainability-themed week, to enhance environmental awareness among teachers and students.  
  • Lead and coordinate: Collaborate with other Student Ambassadors to coordinate decarbonisation activities and support the teacher-in-charge to ensure the smooth progress of the programme. 

Programme Timeline

Timeline Description
Recruitment of Ambassadors (Sept – Oct)
  • Teacher-in-charge to recruit students who are passionate about environmental issues and enjoy taking part in extracurricular activities. 
  • Teacher-in-charge to select two leaders from amongst the Ambassadors to monitor and track the progress of the programme, reporting directly to the teacher-in-charge. 
Campus Decarbonisation Actions (Oct – May)
  • Participating schools will receive a complimentary session of school talk on sustainable development. 
  • Ambassadors need to encourage their peers to record their carbon reduction actions along with the corresponding decarbonisation amount, and submit all records to the teacher-in-charge for reporting to the Secretariat. 
  • Ambassadors should actively take part in at least one of the annual thematic activities during designated months.  
  • Ambassadors must hold at least one event on campus promoting low-carbon lifestyles, and encourage participation from teachers and students, such as environmental exhibitions, environmental theme weeks, low-carbon lifestyle challenges, etc., in order to raise carbon reduction awareness among the school community. 
  • Ambassadors can take part in various sustainable development-related activities, such as experiencing local organic farming, beach clean-ups, and taking part in free sustainability-related workshops* or certification courses to enhance their green skills and knowledge. 
    *Details of future OLE activities will be shared via WhatsApp to teachers-in-charge 
Impact Report of the Programme (May – Jul)
  • Report to the Secretariat on the learning outcomes of the activities participated in or organised during the academic year.
  • Summarise experiences and formulate next year’s campus carbon reduction plan.
Awards Ceremony and Exhibition (Jul)
  • The Secretariat will conduct an awards ceremony to honour the “Campus Decarbonisation Ambassadors and participating schools, during which awards will be presented. Ambassadors are welcome to share their achievements on stage. Invitations will be extended to the media and the public to maximise the programme’s impact.

    Campus Decarbonisation Ambassador Programme Awards Ceremony 2025 reference photos

Related Report Samples

“Ten Decarbonisation Actions” Monthly Log Sheet


Impact Report

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Programme Awards

Award Criteria Quota and Certificates
Campus Decarbonisation Ambassadors Teachers-in-charge complete the registration form (excel sheet) of participating students, and all students will receive a certificate. 

All student ambassadors

Each student ambassador will receive one certificate.

Low-Carbon Diet Campus Award

During the “Meatless March” campaign, students are encouraged to choose meals without beef or to eat vegetarian dishes and fill in the record sheet. The school with the highest carbon reduction will receive the award. 

The school with the highest carbon reduction will receive this award.

The winning school will receive one certificate.

Smart Campus Energy Award

During April or May, the entire school body is encouraged to join in the “Adopt a Fan Month” campaign by using electric fans instead of air-conditioners and filling in the record sheet. The school with the highest carbon reduction will receive the award. 

The school with the highest carbon reduction will receive this award.

The winning school will receive one certificate.

Eco-action Champion Award  Schools are required to complete the “Ten Decarbonisation Actions” and submit their record sheets and learning outcome reports in a timely manner. 

One Gold, one Silver, one Bronze Award will be given based on the total annual decarbonisation amount, including all specific annual activities and records of “Ten Decarbonisation Actions”. In addition, Merit Awards will be given to schools contributing to decarbonisation. 

The total carbon reduction rankings will determine one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze award winner respectively; other schools with outstanding performance will receive Merit Awards.

Winning schools will each receive one certificate.

Campus Decarbonisation Star Ambassadors Award Teachers-in-charge may nominate up to 2 Student Ambassadors who were actively involved in promoting carbon reduction. There is no grade limit for the nominated students. 

Selected students will receive certificates and prizes in recognition of their outstanding leadership and contributions to campus decarbonisation.

Up to 2 student ambassadors per participating school

Each awarded student ambassador will receive one certificate.

Award Certificates Sample

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