53+ ‘Sustainability’ Writing Prompts
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An Eco-friendly Revolution
Write about designing a future super yacht that is the epitome of luxury, while also being environmentally friendly.
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From Rags to Quilts
Write a story about a particular piece of fabric that finds its way into a quilt.
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Sustainability Summit
Create a fictional summit of world leaders focused on sustainability. Describe the summit and the outcomes.
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Harvest Time
Write about your experiences or thoughts about helping with or observing harvest time in your area.
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Role of Education in Sustainability
Write about how education plays a critical role in promoting environmental responsibility.
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Eco-friendly Initiative
Propose an eco-friendly initiative that could be implemented in your school or community.
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Temporal Monstrosities
In your story, the protagonist must combat horrifying, time-displaced creatures that have invaded the present time.
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Letters To The Future
Imagine you’re writing a letter to a future generation, describing the sustainable lifestyle changes you have made.
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Personal Growth, Planetary Growth
Describe how your personal growth aligns with the growth of the planet.
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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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Sustainable Symphony
Compose a symphony inspired by earth’s natural processes like photosynthesis or the water cycle.
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The Sustainable Lifestyle
Narrate a day in the life of someone living a completely sustainable lifestyle.
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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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Green School Practices
Evaluate the sustainability practices implemented by your school and suggest ways to improve.
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Farmer’s Market Jaunts
Recount a memorable visit to a farmer’s market during the late-summer season.
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Living Green
Describe a routine element of your day and explain how it can be made more eco-friendly.
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Championing Environmental Causes
Write about an environmental initiative or movement that you believe has made a significant difference in the world.
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Recycling Reality Check
Write about your understanding of recycling and its impact on Earth, examining its benefits and limitations.
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Embrace of the Natural
Create a narrative predicting how our relationship with nature and sustainable living could change following the pandemic.
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The Transformation of Andor
Discuss the potential environmental changes, industrialization effects, and infrastructure growth in the post-empire age.
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Sentient Vegetation Vigilante
A flourishing tree in an urban park gains sentience and develops abilities to protect its surrounding environment.
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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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Sustainability in Style
If you were to suggest a sustainable shift for your spring wardrobe, what would it be and why?
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The Politics of Palate
Consider a politicized food issue (like GMOs, organic farming, or food deserts) and write about your opinions and beliefs on…
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Rethinking Classic Fairy Tales
Revise a popular fairy tale through lens of a present-day moral or social issue.
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Green Hope
Write an eco-utopian narrative, where the entire world has successfully transitioned into a green, sustainable future.
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Climate Change Chronicles
Write about imagining a day in the life of someone 40 years from now, living in a world impacted by…
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Green Visions
Imagine a world where everything is environmentally sustainable. Describe a day in such a world.
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The Heat of Composting
Create a compost pile with fall leaves, observe the heat generated and explain the reasons.
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Urban Jungle
Describe your city or town in the future, focusing on its environmental sustainability.
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Earth Diaries
Imagine you are Earth and you are writing a diary entry about how you are feeling. What would you say?
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Earth’s Gifts
Imagine Earth is a store and each natural resource is an item for sale. Describe the ‘store’ and the ‘products’.
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Utopian Respects
In a utopian future where humans coexist harmoniously with nature, write about the extraordinary Earth Day celebrations that take place.
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The Greener Tomorrow
Write about your expectations for Earth Day celebrations in twenty years from now.
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Mother Earth’s Superhero
Craft a story where you or a character is a superhero whose main goal is to defend the Earth.
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The Green Guardians
Imagine you have the power to combat climate change. Write about what changes you’d make.
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Future Green Dreams
Imagine the future of the community garden, its potential paths of growth, or potential threats, over the novel challenges of…
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Urban Sustainability Champion
Create a character who is a relentless urban eco-warrior, striving to turn their city into a green and sustainable place.
