Project 2050

Climate-friendy habits to change the world

Welcome to Project 2050: Climate-friendly habits to change the world! This national movement, powered by Earth Rangers in partnership with EcoSchools Canada, is about connecting youth with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle climate change.

The program will provide an easy and fun way for youth and their families to contribute to the fight against climate change by adopting small but impactful climate-friendly habits.

How you and your EcoSchool can get involved

EcoSchools Canada invites students across the country to contribute to Canada’s climate-resilient future by participating in Project 2050 through our certification program. Here’s how to get started:

1. Create an account or log in on EcoSchools Certification Application (ECA).

2. On the ECA, select the Project 2050 pathway or navigate to the Action Library – select and complete at least three of the following actions to contribute to Project 2050:

  • Active and Sustainable School Travel
  • Divert Textile Waste
  • Heating and Cooling
  • Eco-Friendly Foods
  • Reduce Your Food Waste
  • Sort Your Waste
  • Switch Off Lights and Devices
  • Tree Planting and Maintenance
  • Vermicomposting and School-based Composting
  • Waste-free Lunch

If your school completes at least three of the above actions, you’ll be awarded with a Project 2050 achievement badge on the ECA!

Project 2050 Climate Change Resources

Project 2050 Challenge Resources

Project 2050 Stories

Student Action for Project 2050

January 26, 2024
Read how students across Canada are contributing to the fight against climate change by participating in the Project 2050 program and adopting small but impactful climate-friendly habits in their schools.

Planting it Forward: Student’s initiative raises climate awareness through tree planting

June 20, 2022
Student-led environmental initiatives are a vital component of the EcoSchools program. Pamela Backus, a former student at Robert Thirsk High School in Calgary, AB, learned about the impacts of carbon pollution and came up with a plan that would help her school community make a positive and lasting impact.
Boy in stripped shirt sitting with a bowl of meatless pasta

Hosting Meatless Mondays for a healthier planet

June 20, 2022
To celebrate Nutrition Month this past March and explore the connection between meat and our environment, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse in Hamilton, Ontario, decided to host Meatless Mondays for their school community.

Keep pollution out of the air by walking, biking, or bussing to school!

June 20, 2022
Walking, biking, or taking the bus to school are great ways students, teachers, and members of school communities can be active, get more fresh air, improve mental health, and reduce the number of cars on the road that produce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. St. John XXIII Catholic Elementary School in Mississauga, Ontario, took action this…

Climate-friendly habits to change the world

Read our blog post and visit Project 2050 for more information on this exciting initiative!