
Who is ClimateScience?
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The ClimateScience Olympiad is a global problem-solving competition
that encourages and empowers young people to find solutions
to the effects and causes of climate change.

Free to enter Age groups: <16, 17-20, 21-25
Participate solo or in a team of two

1st wins $5,000 β’ 2nd wins $3,000 3rd wins $2,000 β’ 4-6th win $1,000 7-10th win $500
Opportunity to speak at COP27 (TBC)
π Register until 10th Aug 2022.
The qualifier round is a 20-minute exam. You can do this online right now later or as a student at your school The exam can be taken on your computer or smartphone or on paper if you participate in a school.
Individual schools will be invited to register their events. Those events allow schools to host wafflers for all participants at once. Upon verificaton schools can also get printable versions of the sheets and conduct exams in paper form.
Each person can participate up to 4 times. If a participant is found to have participated more than 4 times they will be disqualified.
All participants will receive a certificate and top participants a speciaL honour. Registration for CS022 opening soon.


π Feb-Aug 2022.
The best 10% of all qualifier participants advance to the Quarter Finals. Quarter Finals follow the same quick-question format that Qualifiers follow.
π Mar-Sep 2022.
Congratulations! You've demonstrated advanced knowledge on climate solutions. Now ifs time to put this to good use and start solving some real problems.
In the Semi-Final you choose one of three problem statements to respond no To help you prepare you are told the topics 10 days before the event but the exact problem statement is only revealed at the start of the actual qualifier event.
Then you have 3 hours to research and write essay responses to questions related to the problem statement. ClimateScience will score each team's solution.


π October 2022.
If you make it to the final you have essentially won already. Why?
Every finalist wit be awarded a Bronze Medal. the top 25 and top 10 will be awarded a Silver and Gold Medal respectively. The top teams split the prize pool of $15000 (USD).
Finals require a written exam a presentation and an Interview. As in 2021 we hope to conduct the winners ceremony at the United Nations' Climate Summit (COP) and give the top teams the opportunity to present their solutions on a world stage.
Visit our participant advice page which has been
specifically designed to help you on your journey
through the qualifier and quarter finals.
Which of the below statements
about electricity is not true?
Frequently asked questions
Work on your own, or in pairs, and compete against youths from around the world to find solutions to climate change.
The top 10 teams will win a share of the $15,000 prize pool

Watch the 2021 ClimateScience Olympiad Awards Ceremony here
Our judges are trusted members of the climate science industry.
Interested in becoming a CSO judge? Apply here.

Former Deputy Exec. Directorat Unicef UK

Former Deputy Exec. Directorat Unicef UK

Former Deputy Exec. Directorat Unicef UK

Former Deputy Exec. Directorat Unicef UK
Want to become a CSO partner? Apply here.


