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Congratulations to everyone joining the 2023/2024 Edition of Climate Detectives!

You made all a difference and helped to raise awareness to protect and learn about environment and climate. Thank you so much for your participation, your great ideas, your investigations, and the conclusions you shared with us. All projects will be published soon in the Project Gallery. Teams had the chance to get selected for the final Learning and Celebration Event 2024 taking place in ESA's Center ESRIN, Italy. We are excited to announce the teams, selected by the national organiser participating in the event. Learn more about the winners by clicking on the button below.

Participate in this year's Learning and Celebration Event!

ESA Education presents this year’s Climate Detectives Event, where students up to 19 years old explore how satellites track changes in Earth’s climate and environment from space. 🌍🛰️

📅 Date: 20-22nd of May

📍 Location: ESRIN, Earth Observation Centre of ESA, Frascati, Italy.

There is still time to participate in the Climate Detectives Project 2024 and have the chance to be selected for the Learning and Celebration Event.  Connect with fellow students from across Europe who are making a difference in their local community as part of the Climate Detectives Project.

The event is fully covered by ESA. Please note that participants of Climate Detectives Kids are not eligible to participate to the event. Learn more about the event by clicking on the button below:

Climate Detectives is back

Did you know you can make a difference in understanding and protecting planet Earth? Join Climate Detectives and find out!

Your investigation can focus on climate change but also on everything about our planet Earth and its care: the environment, sustainable ways of living, biodiversity, air quality, forests, oceans and much more.

Be curious and become a Climate Detective! Together, student detectives are working to protect our planet!

Climate Detectives is run by ESA in collaboration with its ESERO network.

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Engagement level

Teams can now choose between two levels of engagement. 

By participating in the new beginner’s category, Climate Detectives Kids, teams can complete fun hands-on activities, and earn badges to become a certified detective of climate and the Earth!

For a bigger challenge, teams can complete a full investigation of their choice: identify the problem they want to analyse, collect data, and share their results with the Climate Detectives community. Selected teams will be invited for an exciting learning and celebration event at the end of this school year!

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Complete Earth related activities, collect evidences and earn Detectives badges!

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Work as a scientist! Plan your investigation, collect your data, and present your findings.

Climate Detectives Projects Galleries 2023-2024

Get inspired with these amazing projects developed by teams from all over Europe during last year’s edition. For more projects visit the Climate Detectives project gallery.