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Preparing young leaders to think clearly in a world shaped by climate and capital.

The Climate Futures

Fellowship

is a 12-week selective leadership experience for exceptional 14-19 year olds.

Brought to you by leaders from

Preparing young leaders to
think clearly in a world shaped by c
limate and capital.

The Climate Futures

Fellowship

is a 12-week selective leadership experience for exceptional 14-19 year olds.

Brought to you by leaders from

Preparing young leaders to think clearly in a world shaped by climate and capital.

The Climate Futures

Fellowship

is a 12-week selective leadership experience for exceptional 14-19 year olds.

Brought to you by leaders from
how it works

Why This Programme Matters

Why This Programme Matters

The gap in student development is not content knowledge. It is applied thinking. Schools that teach students what to think produce graduates who struggle when the problem is unfamiliar or the answer is not predetermined.

Climate finance reached $1.9 trillion globally in 2023. Over 10,000 companies are restructuring strategy around climate targets. The people making those decisions need systems thinking, capital logic, and the ability to navigate competing priorities under pressure. Top schools like Oxford, Stanford, and Yale recognise these capabilities as indicators of future leadership.

The Immersion gives students direct exposure to this kind of thinking, years before their peers.


The gap in student development is not content knowledge. It is applied thinking. Schools that teach students what to think produce graduates who struggle when the problem is unfamiliar or the answer is not predetermined.


Climate finance reached $1.9 trillion globally in 2023. Over 10,000 companies are restructuring strategy around climate targets. The people making those decisions need systems thinking, capital logic, and the ability to navigate competing priorities under pressure. Oxford, Stanford, and Yale recognise these capabilities as indicators of future leadership. The Fellowship gives students direct exposure to this kind of thinking, years before their peers.

The gap in student development is not content knowledge. It is applied thinking. Schools that teach students what to think produce graduates who struggle when the problem is unfamiliar or the answer is not predetermined.

Climate finance reached $1.9 trillion globally in 2023. Over 10,000 companies are restructuring strategy around climate targets. The people making those decisions need systems thinking, capital logic, and the ability to navigate competing priorities under pressure. Top schools like Oxford, Stanford, and Yale recognise these capabilities as indicators of future leadership.

The Fellowship gives students direct exposure to this kind of thinking, years before their peer

What Most
Programmes Do

Knowledge recall

Correct answers

Academic syllabus

Surface-level awareness

Passive learning

What This
Programme Develops

Decision quality

Reasoned judgment under constraint

Real-world complexity

Structural understanding

Applied thinking with trade-offs

What This
Programme Develops

Decision quality

Reasoned judgment under constraint

Real-world complexity

Structural understanding

Applied thinking with trade-offs

The Experience

The Climate Futures Immersion is built around direct exposure, applied thinking, and senior perspective. Fellows do not simulate leadership. They observe how it operates in practice. 

Day 1

Systems and strategy Students map how climate, capital , and technology interact to create real investment decisions. The focus is system relationships and how incentives shape project design. No prior knowledge is required.  Location: Host city (Islamabad or Lahore)

2-days Bootcamp

Day 2

Project Design and Leadership Teams design and pitch a climate-finance concept using data gathered across the first two days using Carbon Craft’s premium simulation tool. Industry mentors provide feedback in real time. Students present, defend, and adjust their thinking under pressure.  Location: Host city (Islamabad or Lahore)

2-days Bootcamp

Mentorship

Each Fellow has one one-on-one conversation with a senior leader from a global organization. Organizations include (participating organisations vary by cohort) These are reflective sessions designed to: ● Test thinking ● Ask serious questions ● Explore direction

Executive Insight

Small-group conversations with senior leaders from global firms. Focused on: ● How leaders think ● How decisions evolve with responsibility ● How judgement is built over time

The Fellowship Story

The Fellowship Story

The founders – graduates of GIKI, now working in climate and strategy – saw how real decisions are made: through trade-offs, constraints, and capital.They also saw that most students are never exposed to this early on.Carbon Craft was built to work on real projects. The Fellowship extends that work. It gives a small number of students early exposure to how the real world actually operates.

The founders – graduates of GIKI, now working in climate and strategy – saw how real decisions are made: through trade-offs, constraints, and capital.They also saw that most students are never exposed to this early on.Carbon Craft was built to work on real projects. The Fellowship extends that work. It gives a small number of students early exposure to how the real world actually operates.

The founders – graduates of GIKI, now working in climate and strategy – saw how real decisions are made: through trade-offs, constraints, and capital.They also saw that most students are never exposed to this early on.Carbon Craft was built to work on real projects. The Fellowship extends that work. It gives a small number of students early exposure to how the real world actually operates.

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Our Story
how it works
how it works

What we are looking for

What we are looking for

What we are looking for

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Comfort With Complexity

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Comfort With Complexity

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Intellectual Curiosity

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Intellectual Curiosity

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Strength Of Character

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Strength Of Character

Programme Details

Eligibility

O-Level and A-Level students or equivalent . The programme operates at two distinct levels. The separation is not cosmetic. O-Level and A-Level students work with different models, face different tasks, and are held to different standards. The intellectual demand is calibrated specifically to each stage.

Admission:

Selective, application-based.

O-Level

Exploration and understanding

Cause-effect reasoning

Simplified simulation

Structured explanation & presentation

A-Level

Problem-framing

Trade-off analysis

Multiple scenario analysis

Investment-style pitch with formal defense

CAIE Alignment:

Bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods. Fellowship work does not conflict with school timetables.

Fellowship

Duration: 12 weeks

Format: Hybrid (field + discussions + applied work)

Cohort size: Limited intake to maintain quality of engagement.


Applications are open and remain open until mid-July. After applications are reviewed, selected students and their families will be informed of admissions decisions. Accepted students will then be asked to confirm their place and complete the programme fee payment.


The Fellowship will begin in mid to late August with the in-person component. This will include the city-based sessions and the field immersion. After the in-person component, the programme will continue virtually in a format designed to work alongside the school timetable and not interfere with regular academic commitments.


Exact programme dates will be shared with selected families at least three weeks before the programme begins.

Stage

Applications open

Admissions decisions

Enrolment confirmation

In-person component

Timeline

Current – 19th July

early August

after acceptance

late August

after in-person component (Sept – Nov)

What Happens

Students submit application through the programme website.

Selected students are informed and invited to confirm their place.

Families complete payment to secure the student’s place.

Students attend city-based sessions and supervised field immersion.

Students continue with executive insight and mentorship sessions online designed around school schedules.

Most students collect activities. A few learn how the world works.’

Applications are open now till

the 19th of July.

$2000

$1000

Subsidised fee for the first cohort

Saftey, Supervision & Logistcs

The Day 2 field visit will be conducted with clear supervision and logistics planning.

Supervision

Students will be accompanied by the Carbon Craft programme team.

A designated programme lead will be responsible for student coordination throughout the day.

Students will remain with the group during all site activities.

Transport

Group transport will be arranged from Islamabad to the project site and back.

Departure and return details will be shared with parents in advance.

Parents will receive the contact details of the programme coordinator before the field visit.

On-Site Orientation

Students will receive a site briefing on arrival.

They will be told where they may and may not go.

Field activities will remain structured and supervised.

Meals & Hydration

Lunch will be arranged on site.

Students should carry a refillable water bottle.

Any allergies or dietary restrictions should be shared with the programme team in advance.

Dress Code

Comfortable walking shoes

Modest, weather-appropriate clothing

Cap or sun protection

Host City, Accomodation & Virtual Participation

The in-person component of the Fellowship will be hosted in both Islamabad and Lahore, depending on final cohort distribution.

Students are expected to attend in their nearest host city. For safeguarding reasons, the programme does not arrange student accommodation; any out-of-city stay must be arranged directly by parents or guardians with trusted family contacts.

Students unable to arrange safe family-based accommodation may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city. All remaining Fellowship sessions will be held virtually.

FAQ

How is this different from other extracurricular programmes?

Most programmes expose students to ideas or reward performance. This programme places students inside real decision problems and evaluates how they think. There is no correct answer. The standard is reasoning quality.

What is the difference between the O-Level and A-Level tracks?

O-Level students explore cause-and-effect relationships through a simplified simulation and present their understanding. A-Level students work with a more complex model, make decisions under constraint, and defend their choices in an investment-style pitch with cross-examination. The tools, tasks, and evaluation criteria are entirely different.

Will this interfere with exam preparation?

No. The bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods in coordination with the school calendar. The fellowship phase is structured around school timetables.

What does the student portfolio include?

The portfolio contains the student's project output, their evaluation documentation, and their programme certification, formatted for use in university applications and scholarship interviews.

What is the admissions process?

Trinity nominates or circulates the application to interested students. Carbon Craft reviews applications on intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and engagement quality. Academic rank is considered but is not the deciding criterion.

What happens after the programme ends?

Fellows join a selective alumni community with ongoing networking, mentor connections, and future programme access. The community is maintained beyond the three-month window.

Who delivers the programme?

Carbon Craft UK was founded by former leaders from McKinsey and Accenture. Practitioners from firms including Google, Shell, Emirates, Roland Berger, and Schlumberger have engaged with past cohorts. Participating organisations vary by cohort.

Can students from other cities still apply?

Yes. Students from other cities may apply, but they must be able to attend the in-person component in the assigned host city with accommodation arranged privately by their families if required.

How is this different from other extracurricular programmes?

Most programmes expose students to ideas or reward performance. This programme places students inside real decision problems and evaluates how they think. There is no correct answer. The standard is reasoning quality.

What is the difference between the O-Level and A-Level tracks?

O-Level students explore cause-and-effect relationships through a simplified simulation and present their understanding. A-Level students work with a more complex model, make decisions under constraint, and defend their choices in an investment-style pitch with cross-examination. The tools, tasks, and evaluation criteria are entirely different.

Will this interfere with exam preparation?

No. The bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods in coordination with the school calendar. The fellowship phase is structured around school timetables.

What does the student portfolio include?

The portfolio contains the student's project output, their evaluation documentation, and their programme certification, formatted for use in university applications and scholarship interviews.

What is the admissions process?

Trinity nominates or circulates the application to interested students. Carbon Craft reviews applications on intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and engagement quality. Academic rank is considered but is not the deciding criterion.

What happens after the programme ends?

Fellows join a selective alumni community with ongoing networking, mentor connections, and future programme access. The community is maintained beyond the three-month window.

Who delivers the programme?

Carbon Craft UK was founded by former leaders from McKinsey and Accenture. Practitioners from firms including Google, Shell, Emirates, Roland Berger, and Schlumberger have engaged with past cohorts. Participating organisations vary by cohort.

Can students from other cities still apply?

Yes. Students from other cities may apply, but they must be able to attend the in-person component in the assigned host city with accommodation arranged privately by their families if required.

What is MRV?

MRV stands for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification. Students will take part in a simple activity to understand how climate projects measure and verify what is happening on the ground.

Will the programme arrange accommodation for students travelling from another city?

No. The programme team does not arrange hotel accommodation for students. As participants are school-age students, accommodation decisions must remain with parents or guardians. Students travelling from outside the host city should stay with relatives or trusted family contacts arranged by their families.

Why does the programme not arrange hotel accommodation?

This is a safeguarding decision. The Fellowship is designed for school-age students, and we believe overnight accommodation should remain under the direct responsibility of parents or guardians. The programme team will supervise students during official Fellowship activities, but will not manage overnight stays.

What if a student cannot arrange accommodation in the host city?

If a student cannot arrange safe family-based accommodation, they may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city.

Will the Fellowship be offered in both Lahore and Islamabad?

Yes. We intend to host in-person cohorts in both Lahore and Islamabad, depending on final student numbers and operational feasibility.

What is MRV?

MRV stands for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification. Students will take part in a simple activity to understand how climate projects measure and verify what is happening on the ground.

Will the programme arrange accommodation for students travelling from another city?

No. The programme team does not arrange hotel accommodation for students. As participants are school-age students, accommodation decisions must remain with parents or guardians. Students travelling from outside the host city should stay with relatives or trusted family contacts arranged by their families.

Why does the programme not arrange hotel accommodation?

This is a safeguarding decision. The Fellowship is designed for school-age students, and we believe overnight accommodation should remain under the direct responsibility of parents or guardians. The programme team will supervise students during official Fellowship activities, but will not manage overnight stays.

What if a student cannot arrange accommodation in the host city?

If a student cannot arrange safe family-based accommodation, they may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city.

Will the Fellowship be offered in both Lahore and Islamabad?

Yes. We intend to host in-person cohorts in both Lahore and Islamabad, depending on final student numbers and operational feasibility.

Programme Details

Programme Details

Eligibility

14-19 year olds. The programme operates at two distinct levels. The separation is not cosmetic. Students in the Foundational and Accelerated tracks work with different models, face different tasks, and are held to different standards. The intellectual demand is calibrated specifically to each stage.

Foundation Track

Exploration and understanding

Cause-effect reasoning

Simplified simulation

Structured explanation & presentation

Accelerated Track

Problem-framing

Trade-off analysis

Multiple scenario analysis

Investment-style pitch with formal defense

Admission:

Selective, application-based.

Institutional alignment

Bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods. Fellowship work does not conflict with school timetables.

Fellowship

Duration: 2 days

Format: Discussions + applied work

Cohort size: Limited intake to maintain quality of engagement.


Exact programme dates will be shared with selected families at least three weeks before the programme begins.


Stage

Applications open

Admissions decisions

Enrolment confirmation

In-person component

Virtual Fellowship sessions

Timeline

Current – 4th Week of October

What Happens

Students submit application through the programme website.

Selected students are informed and invited to confirm their place.

Families complete payment to secure the student’s place.

Students attend city-based sessions and supervised field immersion.

Students continue with executive insight and mentorship sessions online designed around school schedules.

Most students
collect activities.
A few learn how the
world works.

Applications are open now till the 3rd week of Oct.

£250

£125

Subsidised fee for the first cohort

The in-person component of the Immersion will be hosted in both Islamabad and Lahore, depending on final cohort distribution.

Students are expected to attend in their nearest host city. For safeguarding reasons, the programme does not arrange student accommodation; any out-of-city stay must be arranged directly by parents or guardians with trusted family contacts.

Students unable to arrange safe family-based accommodation may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city. All remaining Fellowship sessions will be held virtually.

 

The in-person component of the Fellowship will be hosted in both Islamabad and Lahore, depending on final cohort distribution.

Students are expected to attend in their nearest host city. For safeguarding reasons, the programme does not arrange student accommodation; any out-of-city stay must be arranged directly by parents or guardians with trusted family contacts.

Students unable to arrange safe family-based accommodation may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city. All remaining Fellowship sessions will be held virtually.

FAQs

FAQs

How is this different from other extracurricular programmes?

Most programmes expose students to ideas or reward performance. This programme places students inside real decision problems and evaluates how they think. There is no correct answer. The standard is reasoning quality.

What is the difference between the Students in the Foundation and Students in the Accelerated Tracks?

O-Level students explore cause-and-effect relationships through a simplified simulation and present their understanding. A-Level students work with a more complex model, make decisions under constraint, and defend their choices in an investment-style pitch with cross-examination. The tools, tasks, and evaluation criteria are entirely different.

Will this interfere with exam preparation?

No. The bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods in coordination with the school calendar. The fellowship phase is structured around school timetables.

What does the student portfolio include?

The portfolio contains the student's project output, their evaluation documentation, and their programme certification, formatted for use in university applications and scholarship interviews.

What is the admissions process?

Schools circulate the application to interested students. Carbon Craft reviews applications on intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and engagement quality. Academic rank is considered but is not the deciding criterion.

What happens after the programme ends?

Fellows join a selective alumni community with ongoing networking, mentor connections, and future programme access. The community is maintained beyond the three-month window.

Who delivers the programme?

Carbon Craft UK was founded by former leaders from McKinsey and Accenture. Practioners from firms including Google, Schlumberger, Roland Berger, Emirates, etc will also be engaging with the cohorts. Participating organisations vary by cohort.

Can students from other cities still apply?

Yes. Students from other cities may apply, but they must be able to attend the in-person component in the assigned host city with accommodation arranged privately by their families if required.

How is this different from other extracurricular programmes?

Most programmes expose students to ideas or reward performance. This programme places students inside real decision problems and evaluates how they think. There is no correct answer. The standard is reasoning quality.

What is the difference between the Students in the Foundation and Students in the Accelerated Tracks?

O-Level students explore cause-and-effect relationships through a simplified simulation and present their understanding. A-Level students work with a more complex model, make decisions under constraint, and defend their choices in an investment-style pitch with cross-examination. The tools, tasks, and evaluation criteria are entirely different.

Will this interfere with exam preparation?

No. The bootcamp is scheduled outside peak examination periods in coordination with the school calendar. The fellowship phase is structured around school timetables.

What does the student portfolio include?

The portfolio contains the student's project output, their evaluation documentation, and their programme certification, formatted for use in university applications and scholarship interviews.

What is the admissions process?

Schools circulate the application to interested students. Carbon Craft reviews applications on intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and engagement quality. Academic rank is considered but is not the deciding criterion.

What happens after the programme ends?

Fellows join a selective alumni community with ongoing networking, mentor connections, and future programme access. The community is maintained beyond the three-month window.

Who delivers the programme?

Carbon Craft UK was founded by former leaders from McKinsey and Accenture. Practioners from firms including Google, Schlumberger, Roland Berger, Emirates, etc will also be engaging with the cohorts. Participating organisations vary by cohort.

Can students from other cities still apply?

Yes. Students from other cities may apply, but they must be able to attend the in-person component in the assigned host city with accommodation arranged privately by their families if required.

What is MRV?

MRV stands for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification. Students will take part in a simple activity to understand how climate projects measure and verify what is happening on the ground.

Will the programme arrange accommodation for students travelling from another city?

No. The programme team does not arrange hotel accommodation for students. As participants are school-age students, accommodation decisions must remain with parents or guardians. Students travelling from outside the host city should stay with relatives or trusted family contacts arranged by their families.

Why does the programme not arrange hotel accommodation?

This is a safeguarding decision. The Fellowship is designed for school-age students, and we believe overnight accommodation should remain under the direct responsibility of parents or guardians. The programme team will supervise students during official Fellowship activities, but will not manage overnight stays.

What if a student cannot arrange accommodation in the host city?

If a student cannot arrange safe family-based accommodation, they may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city.

Will the Fellowship be offered in both Lahore and Islamabad?

Yes. We intend to host in-person cohorts in both Lahore and Islamabad, depending on final student numbers and operational feasibility.

What is MRV?

MRV stands for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification. Students will take part in a simple activity to understand how climate projects measure and verify what is happening on the ground.

Will the programme arrange accommodation for students travelling from another city?

No. The programme team does not arrange hotel accommodation for students. As participants are school-age students, accommodation decisions must remain with parents or guardians. Students travelling from outside the host city should stay with relatives or trusted family contacts arranged by their families.

Why does the programme not arrange hotel accommodation?

This is a safeguarding decision. The Fellowship is designed for school-age students, and we believe overnight accommodation should remain under the direct responsibility of parents or guardians. The programme team will supervise students during official Fellowship activities, but will not manage overnight stays.

What if a student cannot arrange accommodation in the host city?

If a student cannot arrange safe family-based accommodation, they may wait for a future cohort hosted in their own city.

Will the Fellowship be offered in both Lahore and Islamabad?

Yes. We intend to host in-person cohorts in both Lahore and Islamabad, depending on final student numbers and operational feasibility.

Supervision

Students will be accompanied by the Carbon Craft programme team.

A designated programme lead will be responsible for student coordination throughout the day.

Students will remain with the group during all site activities.

Transport

Group transport will be arranged from Islamabad to the project site and back.

Departure and return details will be shared with parents in advance.

Parents will receive the contact details of the programme coordinator before the field visit.

On-Site Orientation

Students will receive a site briefing on arrival.

They will be told where they may and may not go.

Field activities will remain structured and supervised.

Meals & Hydration

Lunch will be arranged on site.

Students should carry a refillable water bottle.

Any allergies or dietary restrictions should be shared with the programme team in advance.

Dress Code

Comfortable walking shoes

Modest, weather-appropriate clothing

Cap or sun protection