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Climate Action Volunteer Program

Fighting for urgent climate action requires massive grassroots support. Through our Climate Action program, volunteers lead meaningful change online and on the ground in their local communities.

Climate Action volunteers posing at a booth with signs reading "We Support Clean Energy Jobs"

The fight for climate action starts with community activists.

Through social media campaigns, campus organizing, and workshops, we equip volunteers with tools to advocate for climate action in their communities.
Climate Action organizing teams have trained and activated more than 25,000 individuals to canvass, phone bank, and host events to engage communities and high school and college campuses in our fight for climate action.
Even after winning historic climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, our program continues to push for urgent climate action from lawmakers.

How Volunteers Fight for Climate Action

Fighting for urgent climate action requires massive grassroots support. Through our Climate Action program, volunteers lead meaningful change online and on the ground in their local communities.

Climate Action volunteers advocate for climate action from policymakers by hosting local and online events and rallies, collecting signatures, leading rapid response phone banks and visiting lawmakers’ offices. Volunteers organize at the federal, state and local level including more than 70 high school and college campuses. With 40% of volunteers under age 35, the program is interconnected with the broader youth climate movement.

The Climate Action volunteer program focuses on 1) building and training a base of activists to fight for climate and environmental justice, and 2) developing deep and equitable partnerships with progressive partners, environmental justice leaders, and justice organizations to strengthen and increase representation in our movement.

Our most recent yearlong field program covered over 100 town halls and hosted thousands of visibility events weekly near congressional district offices, which resulted in recognition from members including Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07).

As we fight for climate action at the local, state and federal levels, we’re continually innovating and training climate activists in the best ways of connecting with their communities online and on the ground.

Join Climate Action!

Our climate action teams equip community members with the tools to advocate for state and federal progress on climate, clean energy and air, and environmental justice in five states and virtually across the country.

This is what Climate Action looks like! By harnessing the power of people to fight the climate crisis we can make a difference for our communities and planet every day. Are you ready to join us? Check out Climate Action National opportunities on our Mobilize page and find more information on our state programs below.

Climate Action State Programs

Portrait of Climate Action VA volunteer Renada Harris
Renada Harris

Climate Action VA Volunteer

“We need to be aware of what happens in our institutions that affect our communities; we cannot just sit back and watch our neighborhoods change and do nothing about it [...] LCV has helped us tremendously through brainstorming and helping us as a group get organized and hosting town halls for us. We would not have gotten as far as we have without them.”

Renada Harris

Climate Action VA Volunteer

Outdoor portrait of Climate NH Volunteer Maddy Britting
Maddy Britting

Climate Action New Hampshire Volunteer

“No matter your field of work, background or experience, there is a space for everyone in the movement. The fight for the environment and climate justice is uniquely intersectional. It affects everything and everyone, in ways big or small. For members of my generation, there is always opportunity for meaningful involvement in inexpensive ways [...] Lawmakers love hearing from us, especially college students.”

Maddy Britting

Climate Action New Hampshire Volunteer