CLIMATE
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAMME
Have you ever wanted to change the world but felt too overwhelmed by the complexities of it all?
The Climate Leadership Programme is a six-month comprehensive training journey for Indian youth aged 18-25, wanting to take action locally and looking for a place to start.
What is the Climate Leadership Programme?
TCI's flagship programme, the Climate Leadership Programme (CLP) helps you build a strong foundation in the ‘whys’, ‘whats’, and ‘hows’ of climate change, through sessions on climate science, green skills, leadership, communications, entrepreneurship and systems thinking. By engaging in live virtual sessions, in-person workshops, field visits, hands-on mentorship, and focusing on real-world skills, like project design, advocacy, and communications, you can move confidently from awareness to action.
Applications now live!
Objectives & Details
of the Climate Leadership Programme
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Inspire and enable Youth for Climate Action
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Support with Career choices and Life Decisions in Sustainability
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Cultivate A New Generation of Environmental Leaders and Entrepreneurs
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Build Hope and Capacity for a Generation Born into the Climate Crisis
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Foster a Tight-Knit Community of Changemakers
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Who: Indian youth ages 18-25
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Duration: Aug 2025 - Feb 2026
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Time commitment: At least 5 hours per week
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Programme Kick-Off: 13-17 Aug 2025, New Delhi
Components of the Climate Leadership Programme
In-person training:
Kick off your learning journey with fellow cohort members through an intensive in-person bootcamp. Learn hands-on through field visits, movies, and nature walks.
Virtual training:
Learn in a blended environment with a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning through self-paced modules, online expert lectures, and peer learning assignments focused on key climate change and intersectional themes.
Regional in-person meetup:
Reconnect with your peers in a regional meetup and learn ways of taking action locally.
Mentorship for action projects:
Work with a mentor to develop your climate-action project rooted in design thinking and systems thinking, with a chance to present your work in front of climate experts and industry leaders at the end of the programme.
What do you get?
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Local Focus: You get real, hands-on training that tackles actual climate problems people are facing right now. No abstract theory—this is about learning through real situations and challenges that communities are dealing with.
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Global Lens: It's not just local. You'll also learn how international climate policy works, to help you understand the big picture and connect local action to global change.
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Accessible Mentorship: You get paired with mentors who are experts in their field and can guide you on building your own climate-action project. Real climate education that comes with actual support. We won’t just leave you to figure it all out alone.
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Community building: You're not doing this solo. You'll be part of a tight-knit group of young people who are equally passionate about climate action. Think study group meets advocacy squad.
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Making climate action accessible: The programme is meant to remove barriers so that young people from all backgrounds, including those who've been left out of these conversations, can step up and lead real climate solutions.
Flexible payment options, your choice!
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One time investment of INR 40,000/-
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Or 4 monthly payments of INR 11,000/-
*A select number of needs-based scholarships may be available.
Feb 2026:
Programme completion and graduation
Aug 2025 (13-17 Aug): Programme kick-off with in-person bootcamp in Delhi NCR
Aug 2025–Feb 2026: Virtual training
Oct 2025:
Regional in-person meet ups (locations tbc)
Hear from our First Cohort of Climate Leaders:
Our first cohort of the Climate Leadership Programme graduated in March 2025 at the UNESCO Auditorium in New Delhi, with 23 graduating young leaders. The event was graced by former Union Cabinet Minister, Hon. Smt. Smriti Irani, as the Chief Guest. Here are highlights from our pilot cohort:
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young leaders
youth-led projects, focusing on issues such as education, technology, storytelling, waste management, green buildings, among others.
hours of virtual training
hours of in-person training
industry experts and grassroots leaders that were part of the training
Read more about the first cycle of the programme:
The Climate Leadership Programme set the bar very high on what feeling understood and being part of a community feels like. It propels me to keep doing what I am doing with even more vigour.
Shyam VS, Chennai
Climate Leadership Programme
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Cohort Testimonials
Thank you for having Mongabay India as Knowledge Partners for the Climate Leadership Programme. I loved doing the workshop with the cohort - they were enthusiastic, curious and had wonderful questions. And of course, we would all agree, the mock press conference performances they pulled off in such little time were brilliant! Also it was impressive to see them fully invested in the sessions.
Aditi Tandon, Senior Production Editor, Mongabay-India
Climate Leadership Programme
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Trainer & Partner
Testimonials
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