Events

Climate and Carbon Literacy training for individuals and organisations (In person event)

Subsidised tickets available for SMEs in the Westmorland and Furness area - see 'Ticket Prices' for further information.

Course Overview

Do you want to get your facts straight about the latest climate science? Develop an understanding of carbon footprints and build your knowledge of what we can all do, at home, in our communities and at work, to help restore the balance?  

Our interactive Climate and Carbon Literacy training course provides a clear understanding of climate science, an awareness of carbon costs and the impacts of everyday activities. It will leave you with the ability and motivation to reduce emissions on an individual, community and organisational basis and is a great way to meet like minded people. 

Our inspiring, informative and interactive training course is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project. It will take you concisely through the science of climate change, causes, impacts and solutions. It covers the global, UK and Cumbria picture, as well as highlighting what is happening locally, and how you can get involved.  The course presents you with a usable framework for understanding the climate emergency, how soon we need to act, the scale of that action, and what part individuals and organisations in Cumbria can play in the bigger picture. 

You will leave this session more confident in your knowledge, better able to articulate what needs to be done, and with an increased sense of agency around your ability to be part of that change. You will also leave with the ability to begin to develop your own action plans, and to develop training sessions for others, if you wish to do so. 

Delegates who complete the training course can become certified as 'Carbon Literate' after the course by submitting an evidence form. This involves pledging to carry out emission reduction actions as an individual and as part of a wider group, and is assessed by the Carbon Literacy Project as the awarding body. You will join a rapidly growing movement of 100,000+ certified Carbon Literate citizens worldwide. This training course will be taking place on International Carbon Literacy Action Day, when similar courses will be taking place all around the world at the same time, to coincide with COP29.

The course is delivered by expert trainers from Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). We Co-Chair the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership and run Cumbria’s Climate and Carbon Literacy training programme. A certified Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation, our team of certified Carbon Literate trainers bring decades of practical emission-reduction expertise, in-depth knowledge of the local area as well as significant training experience. 

Event Details

The course will run from 9am, so we ask all delegates to arrive by 8:50am to help us start on time. The course will close at 5:15pm, with trainers on hand until 5:30pm. 

There will be photos taken on the day of the training session in action, for us to use in publicity materials. If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, please let the photographer know on the day.

Venue details

The workshop will be held at Penrith Methodist Church, in the Sandgate room. The full venue address can be found at the top of this event listing. 

Entrance to the venue for this session will be from Wordsworth Street. This entrance is step free and accessible to wheelchair users. The Sandgate room is accessed by a ramp, on the ground floor. There are 2 accessible toilets on the ground floor. 

Refreshments

Teas, coffee and biscuits will be available throughout the day. Your ticket price includes a vegan lunch from local business Simple Goodness. Please let us know of any dietary needs on your booking form. 

Travel

The venue is a 14 minute walk (0.5 miles) from Penrith train station and a 6 minute walk (0.3) from Penrith bus station. You can plan your journey via https://www.traveline.info/. 

If you give us your details for car sharing on the booking form, we will be in touch to connect you to others looking/offering lifts but cannot guarantee we can link you up to a lift. 

There is very limited free parking at the venue. This includes 2 disabled parking spaces - please tell us on the booking form if you require one of these. There are some pay and display car parks very nearby - full details can be found in the registration email. 

Coursework and Certification

In advance of attending the course, you will need to

1.  Watch ‘Climate Change: The Facts’ by David Attenborough (58 mins). This is available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9WyLPgyuqo  and  BBC iPlayer - Climate Change - The Facts .
2. Calculate your carbon footprint (1 hour max) using the links provided in your registration email, to be discussed in the second half of the session. 

And to become certified as Carbon Literate after the course, you will need to return your completed pledge document to us within 10 days. Your trainers will introduce this document during the training session.

Ticket prices

Individuals - £93 per delegate
There is also an option to pay what you can afford (available if you live, work or study in Cumbria only - not applicable to employees/representatives from organisations). We want to ensure everyone can access this training regardless of their current financial circumstances.

Employees/representatives from organisations - £156 per delegate.

**Discount available**: up to 3 delegates from micro, small and medium sized organisations (SMEs) based in or operating across the Westmorland & Furness area can attend this course for £39 per person. Please email [email protected] to get a discount code and complete a declaration. You can check your eligibility here: Westmorland and Furness Green Enterprise Hub (cafs.org.uk). 

Please click on the Book Now link to choose your ticket option.

Donations: If you can afford to pay the full ticket price and are able to donate extra, this will help subsidise places for those who cannot afford to. Thank you for your support.

Cancellation: If you need to cancel your place, please get in touch at [email protected] as soon as possible. Please note that for cancellations made on or after Thursday 7th November , we can only refund 50% of your ticket fee (we will be unlikely to fill the place at short notice and will need to cover venue and trainer costs).

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