What Climate Live does

Climate Live International is a UK-registered charity (no 1194784) that uses music as a vehicle to engage, educate, and empower the public on the climate crisis. Founded by Frances Fox, the organization operates in 40+ countries through a distributed network of National Coordinators who run local grassroots programs. Its core activities include local outreach at music festivals, artist concerts, schools, and universities; environmental action events set to music (tree planting, beach cleanups, plastic collection); large-scale global concerts featuring climate-themed performances; and pavilion programs at UN COP climate conferences (notably COP27 and COP28). At COP28 alone, the organization programmed 68 panel discussions and workshops featuring 210+ youth activists and 39 artists over 12 days.

The organization's primary target audiences are young people and music enthusiasts not traditionally engaged in climate activism, youth in MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas) countries where protesting is restricted or unsafe, and youth climate activists seeking international platforms. It also serves a secondary audience of artists seeking effective channels for climate advocacy. The organization has built a broad coalition of 22+ supporting partners across the climate advocacy, music industry, legal, and development sectors, including 350.org, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Music Declares Emergency, ClientEarth, YOUNGO, and WaterAid, alongside high-profile artist endorsers such as Greta Thunberg, Declan McKenna, Glass Animals, Milky Chance, and dodie.

Climate Live's revenue model is donation-based, supplemented by merchandise sales through merch.climatelive.org and in-kind partnership support. It does not charge for its programs or events. The technology footprint is intentionally minimal—a WordPress website, social media channels (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), and an e-commerce merchandise platform—with the core "product" being event-based programming rather than a software platform. Operations are organized around the strategic anchor of COP30 in 2025, positioning the organization as a music-integrated bridge between grassroots climate engagement and international policy advocacy.

Name

Climate Live

Legal name

Climate Live International

Website

https://climatelive.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Climate Live International is a UK-registered charity that uses music festivals, concerts, and UN COP conference pavilions to engage young people and grassroots communities in 40+ countries on climate action, funded by donations, merchandise sales, and a 22+ organization partnership coalition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Education and Environmental Advocacy

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD), Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPAIAMAD), Community Environmental & Sustainability Events (Earth Day, Clean-Up Festivals) (MPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Climate education charity
• Music climate activism
• Environmental outreach programs
• Youth climate engagement
• Nonprofit climate organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: Climate Live operates as a registered charity in England and Wales (no 1194784) and relies on donations from supporters to fund their global climate education programs through music.
2. Merchandise Sales: The organization sells merchandise through merch.climatelive.org to generate revenue supporting their global operations and climate education initiatives.
3. Partnership Support: Support from organizational allies including 350.org, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Oxfam, and other environmental groups who provide backing and collaboration for Climate Live's mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Climate Live International is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1194784) that uses music to engage, educate, and empower the public in the climate crisis. It runs outreach programs at music festivals, concerts, schools, and universities across 40+ countries, organizes global concerts featuring artists and activists, and operates pavilions at UN COP climate conferences with panel discussions, workshops, and live performances.

Product overview

Climate Live International is a global climate education charity that uses music as a vehicle to engage, educate, and empower people in the climate crisis. The organization operates through a unified platform of programs including Local Outreach Programs at festivals and schools, Environmental Activities to Music (tree planting, beach cleanups), Global Concerts featuring artists and activists, and COP Pavilion Events at UN climate conferences. With operations in 40+ countries and a network of national coordinators, Climate Live brings together music fans and climate activism through campaign stalls, speeches, panels, live performances, and environmental actions—all united under the message 'Can you hear us yet?' aimed at pressuring world leaders to take climate action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Outreach Programs Climate Live outreach programs deploy campaign stalls, speeches, panels, and campaign videos on big screens at music festivals, artist concerts, fairs, schools, and universities across 40+ countries to engage and educate the public on climate action.
• Climate Live Global Concerts Large-scale concerts organized globally featuring artists, musicians, and youth activists performing climate-themed sets to raise awareness about climate issues and engage music fans worldwide.
• Environmental Activities to Music Program combining hands-on environmental actions including tree planting, beach cleanups, and plastic litter collection with music, song, and dance to engage communities in positive environmental action.
• COP Pavilion Events Climate Live pavilions at UN Climate Change Conferences (COP) in the Blue Zone host panel discussions, workshops, and live music performances featuring youth activists, world leaders, and scientists.
• Climate Live Merchandise Branded merchandise sold through merch.climatelive.org to generate revenue supporting Climate Live's global climate education and outreach programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 56,200+ online viewers for COP27 Education Hub event
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• 350.orgcoreOthers350.org is a prominent environmental organization that supports Climate Live's mission. Climate Live is part of a global movement working to combat the climate crisis through music-based engagement.
• GreenpeacecoreOthersGreenpeace supports Climate Live as part of their collaborative network of climate organizations. The partnership provides mutual visibility and alignment with global climate activism goals.
• Friends of the EarthcoreOthersFriends of the Earth is listed among Climate Live's supporters, indicating alignment on climate action goals and mutual support within the environmental movement.
• Extinction RebellioncoreOthersExtinction Rebellion supports Climate Live as part of the broader climate activism ecosystem, sharing goals of pressuring world leaders to take urgent climate action.
• OxfamcoreOthersOxfam is a supporter of Climate Live, indicating alignment between climate action and social justice missions within the global climate movement.
• Music Declares EmergencycoreOthersMusic Declares Emergency shares Climate Live's mission of using music for climate action, making them a natural ally in the cultural climate movement.
• Rough TradesecondaryOthersRough Trade, the music retailer and label, supports Climate Live's mission, providing cultural credibility and potential venue/promotional support for music-based climate events.
• ReverbsecondaryOthersReverb supports Climate Live, aligning with their music-based environmental activism approach. Reverb's focus on sustainable touring complements Climate Live's mission.
• Youth Climate (Youngo)coreOthersYouth Climate (Youngo) is the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC and supports Climate Live's youth-focused climate activism at international conferences.
• Climate 2025coreOthersClimate 2025 supports Climate Live's mission, aligning with their focus on COP30 as a key moment for world leader accountability on climate action.
• TearfundsecondaryOthersTearfund supports Climate Live, bringing experience in international development and climate justice to the partnership.
• WaterAidsecondaryOthersWaterAid supports Climate Live, connecting climate action with water access issues that disproportionately affect frontline communities.
• ClientEarthsecondaryOthersClientEarth supports Climate Live, providing legal expertise in climate accountability and environmental law to the partnership.
• The Climate CoalitioncoreOthersThe Climate Coalition is a UK-based group of organizations united on climate action, supporting Climate Live's activities.
• Global OptimismsecondaryOthersGlobal Optimism, founded by former UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres, supports Climate Live's mission to engage the public in climate action.
• SOS UKsecondaryOthersSOS UK supports Climate Live, aligning with student-led climate action initiatives in the UK.
• Vision 2025secondaryOthersVision 2025 supports Climate Live, working towards shared climate goals with a focus on the UK context.
• Bye Bye Plastic FoundationsecondaryOthersBye Bye Plastic Foundation, focused on eliminating single-use plastics at music events, aligns with Climate Live's sustainable event approach.
• Eco ResolutionsecondaryOthersEco Resolution supports Climate Live's environmental mission, providing expertise in sustainable event practices.
• EcoLibriumsecondaryOthersEcoLibrium supports Climate Live, aligning with sustainable music and event initiatives.
• EarthrisesecondaryOthersEarthrise supports Climate Live, bringing climate communication and storytelling expertise to the partnership.
• GikisecondaryOthersGiki supports Climate Live, providing tools for sustainable living that complement Climate Live's education mission.
• AtmossecondaryOthersAtmos supports Climate Live, bringing climate journalism and media expertise to amplify climate messaging.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ClientEarth: An environmental law charity using litigation and legal advocacy for climate action. Comparable as a Climate Live partner in the climate-activism ecosystem, but its tools and outputs (legal cases, regulation) differ materially from Climate Live's music-led public engagement model.
• Greenpeace: One of the largest global environmental campaigning organisations. Comparable as a partner NGO in Climate Live's alliance network with overlapping climate-activism goals, but operates a much broader advocacy, research, and direct-action portfolio beyond youth/music engagement.
• Oxfam: A large international confederation working on poverty, inequality, and climate justice. Comparable as a Climate Live partner with overlapping climate-and-social-justice framing, but operates a vastly broader development and humanitarian portfolio.
• 350.org: A large established climate NGO focused on ending fossil fuels. It is comparable as a global grassroots climate-activism organisation and is already a Climate Live partner, but operates at much greater scale and scope, with paid media campaigns rather than music-led engagement.
• Friends of the Earth: A long-established environmental NGO network. Comparable as a Climate Live partner with shared climate-justice goals and grassroots organising capacity, but with a much broader portfolio spanning policy, litigation, and local-group networks rather than music-led activation.

Direct peers

• Music Declares Emergency: A global movement of music industry organisations and individuals declaring a climate emergency. It is the most directly comparable peer because it uses music as the entry point for climate activism and is already listed as a Climate Live supporter, sharing mission, target audience, and partnership ecosystem.
• Extinction Rebellion: A global movement using nonviolent civil disobedience to press for climate action. Comparable as a listed supporter of Climate Live targeting similar audiences and policy outcomes, but it relies on disruption and protest rather than music-based engagement, and operates in jurisdictions where that is feasible.
• Fridays for Future: The youth-led global climate strike movement founded by Greta Thunberg. It is directly comparable as a grassroots youth climate-activism organisation targeting the same demographic, though it uses strikes rather than music as its primary engagement mechanism.
• Reverb: A nonprofit that works with musicians and the music industry to reduce environmental impact of touring and events. It is a listed Climate Live partner and directly comparable because it combines music-industry access with environmental action, though it focuses on operational sustainability rather than public climate education.
• Bye Bye Plastic Foundation: A nonprofit mobilising the music industry to eliminate single-use plastics. It is a Climate Live partner and directly comparable as a small, music-events-focused environmental charity, though its scope is narrower (plastics only) rather than broad climate education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/climatelive
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMdtvmFwFJs1tQjmHSPHTyw
• Facebookfacebook.com/climatelive2021
• Instagraminstagram.com/climateliveglobal
• TikToktiktok.com/@climatelive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climate-live

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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