248+ ‘Climate’ Writing Prompts
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Rain Rain Go Away
Write a letter from the perspective of a farmer whose crops are suffering due to lack of rain.
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Understanding Climate Change
Write about the effects of climate change and the steps we can take to help mitigate them.
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Endangered Animals and their Survival
Choose an endangered animal and write a feature piece on their current situation, their habitat and threats they face.
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Climate Change Concerns
Write about your understanding of climate change and how it has affected your surroundings.
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Environmental Advocacy
Write a speech that you would deliver to your peers encouraging them to care more about the environment.
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Climate Change Debate
Write a persuasive essay explaining why climate change is important and what actions need to be taken.
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The Impact of Climate Change
Research a specific geographical location and write about how it has been affected by climate change.
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Comparing Landscapes
Select two different landscapes, such as a desert and a rainforest, and compare and contrast them in a detailed write-up.
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Journey of a River
Write a descriptive piece illustrating the journey of a river from its source to the sea, highlighting the changes in the landscape and region it traverses.
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Dystopian Future
Imagine a dystopian future where a certain contemporary issue has drastically worsened.
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Future Travel Adventures
Imagine you have the ability to travel anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why?
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Climate Change Chronicles
Write a document from the perspective of a climate change survivor 50 years from now.
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Envisioning Climate Change
Imagine what the world will look like in 50 years if the current rate of climate change continues.
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Climate Change and Future Generations
Write about your concerns for future generations in the face of ongoing climate change.
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The Personal Impact of Climate Change
Consider how climate change has personally impacted your life, whether directly or indirectly.
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Climate Change and Responsibility
Reflect on the issue of climate change, your personal feelings about it, and about ways in which individuals, communities, and governments can become more responsible.
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Climate Change Superheroes
Imagine a superhero whose mission is to combat climate change. Write about their origin story, powers, and first big mission.
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Letters to the Future
Pen a letter to your future descendants explaining the current state of the environment.
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Climate Change Chronicles
Write about experiencing a natural disaster or a significant change in your immediate environment due to climate change.
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View from a Cloud
Imagine you are a cloud looking down on the world below. Describe what you see and the emotions you feel.
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Decaying Paradise
Imagine a world where earth’s environmental decay has reached disastrous levels and oxygen is scarce. Write about the life of people in this scenario.
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The Vanishing Kingdom
Write a story based on a world where wildlife has to deal with the effects of climate change.
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Day on an Alien Planet
Imagine you wake up one day on an alien planet. Write about your day and the different activities you would do there.
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Consequences of Climate Change
Write about how the global issue of climate change has impacted your local community.
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Landscapes and Climate
In your fantasy world, what types of landscapes and climates exist, and how do they influence your characters.
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World Leaders’ Green-Decisions
Envision yourself as a world leader and describe the environmental policies you would implement.
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The Nordic Way of Life
Write about how the Nordic people adapt their lifestyle to cope with harsh winter conditions.
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Beneath Cloaks and Daggers
Set in the Cold War era, you are a spy in the competing climate of the space race.
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A Drop in the Desert
Imagine living in an area facing severe water scarcity and describe your day-to-day life.
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Ocean’s Ovation
Pen down your feelings about the ocean’s importance and your personal connections with it.
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The Submerged Cradle of Humanity
In a future where humans evolve to live underwater, write a short piece outlining the turning point that forced them to leave land.
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Dystopian Haze
Envision a dystopian world enveloped in a constant smog and write a story based in this setting.
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Winter Wonderland
Write about visiting a city or town that transforms into a winter wonderland during December.
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The Melting Glacier
Describe the experience of early humans seeing a glacier melting for the first time.
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Contrasting November’s
Compare November’s experience from two different geographical or cultural perspectives.
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Imagination Land
Imagine you could create your own country. Write about what it might look like and what kind of things make your country unique.
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Fading Footprints
Pen a narrative set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is struggling to reassemble.
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The Winter of Discontent
Design a narrative around a character living through a tumultuous winter, both metaphorically and literally.
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Climate Change Challenge
Compose a persuasive article on the reality of climate change and how urgent it is to take action.
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Innovative Solutions
Imagine you have unlimited resources to combat one major environmental issue. What would your solution be?
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Environmental Guardian
Imagine you’ve been given the power to change one aspect of your neighborhood to make it more eco-friendly. Describe what you would change and why.
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Climate Change Disruption
Write about your opinion on how climate change is disrupting societal norms.
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Ocean’s Silent Crisis
Write about the growing issue of ocean pollution and its impact on marine life.
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The Climate Change Dilemma
Describe your understanding of climate change and the feelings it evokes.
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Planet Protector
Imagine that you are chosen as the ambassador to protect Earth from aliens. What strategies would you use to keep the Earth safe?
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The Distant Future: Earth 5000 AD
Project yourself five millennia into the future. What has become of Earth? How has climate change affected the planet and species?
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Climate Change Challenged
Write a story where kids your age figure out a solution to a real-world climate change problem.
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Understanding Climate Change
Write about what climate change means to you and how it could affect our future.
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Da Vinci’s Hidden Apprentice
Imagine you are Leonardo Da Vinci’s undiscovered apprentice and recount your experiences and learnings.
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The Climate Change Conundrum
Investigate the causes and effects of climate change, and propose some solutions to mitigate it.
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Market of the Future
Imagine your local community farmer’s market 50 years from now – how has it changed due to adopting sustainable practices?
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Climate Change Impact
Delve into how severe climate change might have forced Santa and his operation to adapt.
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Parallel Patrick
Write a story about St. Patrick’s modern equivalent, a person dedicating their life to a vital cause.
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Climate Change Perception
Reflect on how your perception of climate change has shifted since the last Earth Day.
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Connectivity in Darkness
During Earth Hour, ponder on the thought of the entire world participating in this moment of solidarity and write about your feelings.
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Eco-Hero Transformations
Imagine yourself as a super hero who has the power to solve one environmental issue. Describes the issue and how you would solve it.
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Green Leaders
Write about an environmental leader who has inspired you, and delve into their achievements and endeavors.
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Endangered Species Diary
Select an endangered species and write a journal entry from its point of view.
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Planetary GuideBook
Assume you are the first human to set foot on a newly discovered planet. Write a travelers guide that describes your experiences and explorable sites.
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Social Media Movement
Choose a recent social movement that was largely organized or promoted through social media and discuss its impact.
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Whispering Winds of the Frontier
Craft a tale about how a natural event, like a whirlwind or a dust storm, affects a typical day in a western frontier town.
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Martial Moods
Write about the emotional transition from winter into spring, like a ‘spring clean’ for your emotions and thoughts.
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Conversion to a Green Lifestyle
Create a narrative of an individual who was initially skeptical about climate change but converted to an eco-friendly lifestyle.
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Life of an Endangered Species
Imagine a day in the life of an endangered species and outline their encounters with environmental threats.
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Cryptic Climate Patterns
A climatologist discovers a pattern that could lead to a cataclysmic weather event, but no one believes her due to her controversial theories.
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Melting Warnings
Imagine a story where polar explorers uncover a catastrophic truth about climate change halfway through their expedition.
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Hoth’s Hidden Gems
Develop a story about a team of explorers discovering new species of creatures on the icy planet of Hoth.
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Life on Exogol
Imagine and describe a day in the life of a Sith cultist residing on the hidden Sith world of Exogol.
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Rediscovering Tatooine
Write a story about a new character from the Star Wars universe who arrives on Tatooine but with an unwanted task.
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Uninhabitable Homeworld
Imagine Earth has become uninhabitable and humanity has to select and explore a potentially livable planet.
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Climate Change Contemplation
Express your standpoint on climate change, its causes, effects, and potential solutions.
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Climate Change Stand
Write about your views on climate change and the measures you believe should be taken to combat it.
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Autumn Essence
Compose a poem capturing the myriad hues and feelings elicited by the arrival of October.
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Voices of the Earth
Write a letter from Earth to its inhabitants, expressing her feelings and hopes.
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“The Mysterious First Frost”
A small, isolated town always experiences their first frost on November 15th, but this year it doesn’t come.
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Life in 2060
Imagine it’s 40 years into the future and write a news report about life, technology, or earth changes.
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Harbinger of Doom
Write a tale about a ghostly albatross that appears whenever a ship is destined to wreck.
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Earth’s History in A Tree Ring
Every tree ring tells a story of the earth’s history – describe what one tree ring would reveal.
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Forest Preservation or Utilization
Write about the trade-off between preserving forests and utilizing them for resources.
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The Green Debate
Write about your opinion on global warming and how it should or should not be prioritized.
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Dragons in Modernity
To save its species from extinction, a dragon must learn to coexist with humans in a modern city.
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Mountain’s Memoir
Write a short piece of fiction from the perspective of the mountains, detailing the various events and changes it has witnessed over centuries.
