The UK education system is currently failing to teach young people about the climate crisis, and is unable to equip them to take sustained action. Eco-anxiety is rising amongst young people, with 45% saying climate-related anxiety and distress is affecting their daily lives and ability to function normally.

The research is clear: young people care deeply, yet these feelings can be paralysing when not met with clear ways to take action. And one of the biggest barriers to action is lacking the necessary skills and knowledge.

Clover Hogan struggled to have her concerns for the environment listened to at school. She founded Force of Nature to address students’ climate anxiety by creating new training pathways to help young people prepare for their roles in a green economy, build their confidence, develop their skills, and help them find the climate solutions they wish to lead.

At the age of 19, Clover started Force of Nature with the mission to mobilise mindsets for climate action.

Big Change supported Force of Nature to develop three new training pathways to help young people not only feel empowered but also develop the knowledge and skills to take action and influence change, including gaining access to the fast-growing green economy.

Force of Nature's ambition is to fast track young people to build their confidence, develop new skills, and get clear on the climate solutions they wish to lead. Measurable mindset shifts will take place across key focus areas, including agency, efficacy and confidence.

Since starting in 2019, the Force of Nature team has grown to 13 people with a 1,250-strong global community of members aged 16 to 35. The team has delivered programmes to over 1000 students in 52 countries and reached many more by training facilitators to deliver workshops. They launched the Force of Nature podcast, which now has a total of three seasons.

Force of Nature has helped put climate anxiety on the radar of and conducted independent research alongside the Climate Psychology Alliance, Climate Cares, and the Royal College of Psychiatry (among others). Their work has been featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times, Global Citizen, National Geographic, among others.

Clover is a climate activist and the founder of Force of Nature, a non-profit organisation focused on inspiring young people to take action on climate change by mobilising their mindsets.

Clover has always dreamed of being an environmentalist and credits her experience at the Green School in Indonesia for empowering her to become the change she wanted to see in the world. Through Force of Nature, Clover hopes to give other young people the knowledge, tools, and support they need to turn their eco-anxiety into action.

After over 5 years leading the organisation, Clover transitioned out of her role as Executive Director in 2024. She remains an integral part of the Force of Nature community and continues to support the organisation in an advisory capacity.

Force of Nature is currently led by Executive Director, Kat Hamilton. Kat is a passionate, people-centred leader with experience ranging from grassroots projects to rapidly scaling startups.