Heritage Carbon Literacy Training - May

What is it Carbon Literacy?  

Carbon Literacy is a key way for organisations to gain an awareness of the causes and impacts of climate change and an understanding of carbon emissions. It provides a great foundation for individuals, teams and organisations to begin to take steps towards reducing their carbon emissions and become more environmentally sustainable.

CIfA is delighted to announce that we will be supporting Historic England in delivering Heritage carbon literacy training for the sector. This is aimed at small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

The course has been created by Historic England and is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Trust. Carbon Literacy is a keyway for organisations to gain an awareness of the causes and impacts of climate change and an understanding of carbon emissions. It provides a great foundation for individuals, teams and organisations to begin to take steps towards reducing their carbon emissions and become more environmentally sustainable.

What are the benefits from doing it?

As an individual, Carbon Literacy is an opportunity to gain a nationally recognised accreditation. You will be able to understand more on your carbon footprint and pledge to make a difference.

As a team, Carbon Literacy allows you to collaborate and generate ideas on topics such as what does a low carbon heritage organisation look like and the co-benefits that historic environments and climate actions have. 

As an organisation, your staff will understand the impacts of climate change and actions, and will support behaviour change across the organisation, which will contribute to sustainability and Net Zero goals.

As a sector, this training will help us collectively make a difference through taking responsibility and
committing to lowering our emissions. 

The Course

The Carbon Literacy Course for Heritage is an entry level, action focused, carbon reduction training, developed especially for the Heritage sector. The course looks at the science behind the climate emergency, the impacts on Heritage, the policy positions national and internationally, and co benefits for Heritage in making changes and well as examples of Low Carbon Heritage.

The interactive online course takes place over two half days, via Zoom, with a small bit of homework to do before the first session. At the end of the course, you be asked to make two carbon reduction pledges, and in return will be certified as Carbon Literate.

Please watch this short introduction video for further information here.

Dates & Timings

Wednesday 15 May and Thursday 16 May 

9:30 - 13:00

Additional information

To support heritage organisations prepare themselves to reduce their carbon emissions and move towards becoming Net Zero, Historic England has covered the cost of delivering this training so delegates will only be charged £10 to cover the cost of the end of course certificate.

Places are limited to 12 delegates so please ensure that you register early. To ensure that as many organisations as possible benefit from this training we ask that only one individual attends from an organisation (two for larger organisations).