Climate Action Awards 2024

Holyrood’s 2024 Climate Action Awards nominations are now closed! Holyrood’s Climate Action Awards are back for 2024, with new categories and a new, more accessible format. The Awards offer a fantastic opportunity to get together with colleagues and clients to celebrate the excellent work taking place within Scotland’s climate change movement. You can book your place at the awards ceremony, where the winners will be announced. The evening will include networking and drinks with canapés, followed by the awards presentation.

Should you have any questions please contact lizzie.kelly@holyrood.com and for partnership opportunities please contact phillip.church@holyrood.com.

Climate Emergency Series

Climate Collaboration Award in association with Sustainable Scotland Network

The Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre, Heriot Watt University 

FareShare Grampian, Highlands & Islands, CFINE 

Climate Action Fife  

Technology & Innovation Award 

FastRig #WindsofChange, Smart Green Shipping 

Carbon Capture Scotland  

Net Zero Nature Award 

Levern Water Restoration Project, SEPA & East Renfrewshire Council  

Peatland Restoration at Scale, Caledonian Climate Partners  

The Ethical Dairy, J Finlay & Son  

Climate Campaign of the Year Award 

One Million Trees, The River Dee Trust

SRUC Carbon Literacy – Kerry Hammond  

Climate Community Award in association with Vattenfall 

The Natural Devon, Pool of Muckhart Natural Flood Management Project 

Community Garden & Orchard, EATS Rosyth 

Newtongrange Community Garden  

Young Climate Champion Award 

Tom Ruddell, EGG Lighting  

2050 Climate Group 

SRUC Carbon Literacy, Sarah Erbanova  

Climate Collaboration Award in association with Sustainable Scotland Network

This award celebrates a successful climate collaboration between the public sector and private or third sector. Projects of all sizes are welcome, and the judges are looking for evidence of how collaboration with the private or third sector has had demonstrable results in Scotland’s journey to Net Zero.

Technology and Innovation Award

Technology plays an important role in helping organisations decarbonise. This award recognises an individual, team or organisation that has demonstrated innovative use of technology in ways that improve sustainability and reduce emissions. Tech companies can enter where they have partnered with the public or third sector or academia.

Net Zero Nature Award

This award celebrates nature-focused projects, organisations or groups who can clearly demonstrate how they are delivering for net zero.

Climate Campaign of the Year Award

This award recognises a significant activist, media, or press campaign that has successfully raised awareness of (or changed perceptions around) the climate emergency.

Climate Community Award in association with Vattenfall

This award celebrates a town, village, community or place in Scotland for the efforts they have made to tackle climate change.

Young Climate Champion Award

Focusing on the work of both individuals and groups of young people in galvanizing the climate change movement in Scotland, this award recognises and promotes young people (under the age of 35) who have made a significant contribution to Scotland's journey to net zero.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to Scotland’s climate change movement over a sustained period. This award is at the judge's discretion.

George Tarvit

Director

Dr. Deborah Long

Chief Officer

Prof. Janette Webb

Co-Director | Professorial Fellow in Social and Political Science

Emma Yule

Chair - Leader's Network