{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"As we come to the end of our #PromiseToThePlanet campaign, we wanted to take the time to reflect on the incredible actions our young people have taken across the world.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EPromise to the Planet is a\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Eglobal, youth-led campaign\u00A0against climate change. It\u2019s been co-designed by young people in over 20 countries, with expert support from Scouts UK, WOSM, WWF, the Cabinet\u00A0Office\u00A0and the United Nations.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EOver the past months, we\u2019ve seen inspiring stories\u00A0of environmental action\u00A0across the globe, from India to\u00A0the\u00A0Solomon Islands.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EThere\u2019ve been over 2\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E000 projects in 55 countries, totalling a mind blowing: 100,000,000 hours of environmental social action across the globe.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EThis has been contributed to by\u00A012,000\u00A0young people in the UK from all\u00A0four\u00A0nations.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EYoung people\u00A0have been getting hands on planting trees,\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/october/meet-the-cub-scout-who-knows-how-to-fight-climate-change/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003Ereplacing single use\u00A0plastic\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E,\u00A0cleaning our oceans,\u00A0and\u00A0much more. They\u2019ve also been using their voice to raise awareness around the four key themes of Promise to the Planet: recover, reduce,\u00A0rethink\u00A0and recycle.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EBacked up by these climate-changing actions,\u00A0a group of\u00A0our\u00A0young people and\u00A0Chief Scout Bear Grylls\u00A0attended COP26 to\u00A0encourage\u00A0global leaders to\u00A0take action\u00A0against climate change.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/november/chief-scout-bear-grylls-speaks-at-the-un-climate-change-conference-cop26-in-glasgow/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBear delivered three\u00A0keynote\u00A0speeches\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u00A0to show world leaders and change makers that enough is enough. We must\u00A0take action\u00A0now and save our planet \u2013 and Scouts are leading the way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/15276/img-20211105-wa0001.jpg","width":1024,"height":683,"altText":"Bear Grylls holds a microphone and paper while giving a presentation at COP26","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EOur attendance\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u00A0at COP26 was a resounding success, with\u00A0the\u00A0young people there\u00A0encouraging leaders to make a\u00A0#PromiseToThePlanet\u00A0by adding\u00A0it to a leaf on\u00A0our\u00A0Tree of Promises.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/15463/pttp-tree-2.png","width":7360,"height":4912,"altText":"The tree of promises at COP26","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EIn the run-up to COP26, \u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/november/trh-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-make-their-promisetotheplanet-at-a-glaswegian-scout-group/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a Scout\u0026nbsp;group\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Glasgow to take part in our\u0026nbsp;campaign.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;They did\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Ethree activities with\u0026nbsp;young people: upcycling, seed bombing and planet-friendly cooking, as well as adding their promise to the Tree of Promises\u0026nbsp;too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EWe highlighted\u0026nbsp;to world leaders not only that they must consider their responsibility to young people, but also that young people are ready and willing to play a part in\u0026nbsp;shaping a sustainable future.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EThanks to our young people and everyone who\u2019s supported them to get their voices heard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EHowever, it\u2019s important we\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Edon\u2019t stop here. We must continue to\u0026nbsp;recover, reduce, rethink and recycle \u2013 and encourage others to as well, if we\u2019re to make a difference and save the planet from catastrophic temperature rises.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EHow you can\u0026nbsp;take it further\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022\uF0B7\u0022 data-font=\u0022Symbol\u0022 data-listid=\u00225\u0022 aria-setsize=\u0022-1\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EYou could try\u0026nbsp;one of\u0026nbsp;the actions for\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003E#PromiseToThePlanet\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;even come up with\u0026nbsp;your own\u0026nbsp;(\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/october/meet-the-cub-scout-who-knows-how-to-fight-climate-change/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003Elike this amazing Cub Scout\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E). Don\u2019t forget to log each time you do something new,\u0026nbsp;so we can\u0026nbsp;track our impact.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;134233279\u0026quot;:true,\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259,\u0026quot;469777462\u0026quot;:[720],\u0026quot;469777927\u0026quot;:[0],\u0026quot;469777928\u0026quot;:[8]}\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022\uF0B7\u0022 data-font=\u0022Symbol\u0022 data-listid=\u00225\u0022 aria-setsize=\u0022-1\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00222\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/help-others/community/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003EA Million Hands\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;is another great way to\u0026nbsp;take action. 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