Coaching and climate change

Climate change is increasingly a focus of attention and concern in everyday conversation, in the news and on social media, in business and policy decision-making, and in coaching, mentoring and supervision relationships. That's why we're making these coaching and climate change resources freely available. Their purpose is to enable us to integrate climate change issues into our own practice, and to inform discussion and promote debate among coaches, mentors and supervisors.

Webinar recordings and resources

We ran a series of free-to-view webinars throughout 2020 on coaching and climate, led by leaders in the field, and attended by coaches from around the world. Follow the links below for the recordings and resources from all the webinars in the series, plus a webinar by Charly Cox in 2022.

Charly Cox, author of Climate Change Coaching, talks with Sarah Taylor and Alison Maitland about bringing climate issues into coaching practice.

An innovative joint session where AC AOCS, APAC, APECS, EMCC and IAC discuss how coaching can make a difference to climate change. Find extra resources here.

A discussion panel on coaching and climate with contributions by Zoë Cohen, Alison Whybrow, Sarah Flynn and Linda Aspey. Find extra resources here.

Linda Aspey gives a framework for exploring the personal and professional challenges raised by climate change. Find extra resources here.

Peter Hawkins talks about the progression for coaches from from eco-curious, to eco-informed, eco-aware, eco-engaged, and eco-active. Find extra resources here.

A panel reflection with contributions by Zoë Cohen, Alison Whybrow, Sarah Flynn and Linda Aspey. Find extra resources here.

Sarah Flynn talks about how we can use tools and techniques in a climate conscious way to support change. Find extra resources here.

Alison Whybrow talks about how to create a coaching and coaching psychology practice with the Earth in mind. Find extra resources here.

Charly Cox and Zoë Cohen share their personal and coaching journeys with the climate crisis. Find extra resources here.

Zoë Cohen talks about the key messages from climate science, and presents her climate conscious coach model. Find extra resources here.

Global statement on climate

Our commitment on climate change: Alongside AC, APAC, APECS and ICF, EMCC has signed a global statement committing us to action on the climate and biodiversity crisis

Resources

10 climate change books (2022): Zoe Cohen, Linda Aspey and others recommend recently published books they’ve been reading over the past year
10 climate change articles (2022): Zoe Cohen shares 10 articles which have informed her thinking, writing and practice over the past year
Climate and ecological science: The facts: Articles, reports and videos on the science of climate change
Climate change: What have coaches been doing or starting? Resources on the role of coaching in climate change, for reading, viewing and action
Climate change: What are other professions doing? How other professions are responding to the challenges of climate change

Blog posts

In a series of four articles, Charly Cox and Sarah Flynn of Climate Change Coaches look at the role of coaching in addressing climate change. The article accompanies the release of their book, Climate Change Coaching: The Power of Connection to Create Climate Action. Follow the links below for the four articles.

What does coaching have to do with climate change?
How can coaches help define a climate dream to run towards, rather than a nightmare to run from?
What role can coaches play in changing organisations and systems for the benefit of our climate?
How can coaches cultivate a solid inner ground to withstand outer world shocks?