Revisit POP24 for a world full of sessions
On Tuesday 12th November a world full of experts and leading researchers - passionate people working to protect our planet from here on Earth and from space - popped into your classroom.
An audience of over 150,000 joined POP24 last November for a programme of live link-ups with inspirational experts working to tackle climate change and the restoration of nature, interactive primary school sessions, and career journeys from studying STEM to protecting our planet.
This year we added even more enlightening sessions. Across the day, we featured how space agencies, satellites, scientists and solutions help mitigate climate change and work to protect our planet. Plus, Chris Packham introduced a new session on biodiversity, where we met some of the UK's pioneering conservation programmes protecting biodiversity for us all.
Check out each session below to see the world full of experts and leading researchers in the POP24 programme.
Keep an eye of for POP25 announcements, which will be held in November 2025.
Check out each session for full details
Welcome to POP24
8.55 - 9.10
Recommended for all
Hear about the themes and highlights of the day from our POP presenters; go live to delegates at COP29 in Baku on its second day.
Protecting through Space
9.10 - 9.50
Recommended for secondary schools
Discover the European Space Agency satellites watching over our planet, helping to monitor, understand, model, predict and act on climate change and its related challenges. Image: ESA
Pop into the Ocean - primary
9.10 - 9.50
Recommended for primary schools
Join the team at Dynamic Earth and explore the incredible ocean in this live streamed activity session for primary schools.
Protecting the Ice
9.55 - 10.35
Recommended for secondary schools
From vital space missions and data to ecosystem experts, from the RRS Sir David Attenborough to incredible link-ups from research pioneers in Antarctica.
Pop into the Forest - primary
10.00 - 10.40
Recommended for primary schools
Beam in live to the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project, Cornwall for this unique educational session.
Protecting the Ocean
10.40 - 11.20
Recommended for secondary schools
Dive into the incredible science behind protecting the ocean - this most precious ecosystem - with Ocean Colour experts, Boaty McBoatface and Project Seagrass. Image: ESA
Protecting Biodiversity
11.25 - 12.10
Recommended for secondary schools
With an introduction from Chris Packham, learn how various pioneering conservation programmes are protecting biodiversity - Knepp Wildland Foundation, Saving Wildcats, Trees for Life, National Wildflower Centre.
Protecting Our Planet, with Science
12.35 - 13.10
Recommended for secondary schools
Be inspired by hidden heroes revealing their science-based career paths from school to working to protect our planet - from Earth and space!
Protecting Our Planet, with Technology
13.10 - 13.45
Recommended for secondary schools
Be inspired by hidden heroes revealing their career paths from school to working on technological innovations and projects protecting our planet. Image: ESA
Climate Detectives Kids
13.45 - 14.20
Recommended for primary schools
How to take part in the European Space Agency Climate Detectives challenge and run an experiment in your classroom along with us in the studio.
Protecting Our Planet, with Engineering
13.45 - 14.20
Recommended for secondary schools
Be inspired by hidden heroes revealing their engineering-based career paths from school to working on innovations to protect our planet.
Protecting Our Planet, with Maths
14.20 - 14.55
Recommended for secondary schools
Be inspired by hidden heroes revealing their career paths from school to working on maths-based innovations to protect our planet.
STEM Clubs Hour
15.30 - 16.30
All schools
Participate with schools nationwide and run space-themed and climate change activities after school with the team from Dynamic Earth.
Twilight for Teachers
16.30 - 17.00
Teachers and educators
Discover resources available to support teaching linked to sustainability and climate change from professional development leaders at European Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) and STEM Learning.
Various images for POP24 courtesy of British Antarctic Survey; Dynamic Earth; ESA (including image containing modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021, processed by ESA and ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative Data, processed by Plymouth Marine Laboratory); Eden Project; Dr Sammie Buzzard, Northumbria University; Luke Helmer, Solent Seascape Project.
