Heritage Carbon Literacy Course
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 an excellent foundation for individuals, teams, and organisations to begin taking steps towards reducing their carbon emissions and becoming more environmentally sustainable.
The Heritage Carbon Literacy Course is one of several different Culture Sector courses now available through The Carbon Literacy Project. These include courses tailored to Museums, Libraries, Archives, Theatres, and the Heritage Sector.
You can find out more about the other Cultural courses by visiting the Carbon Literacy Project website.
Sign up to attend a Heritage Carbon Literacy course
Our Carbon Literacy course has been designed specifically for the Heritage sector. It uses heritage case studies and examples to explore the issues surrounding the impact of climate change and suggest ways for organisations to begin reducing their own carbon emissions.
We are partnering with several organisations to deliver carbon literacy training to the sector.
For more information on dates and the courses available, see below:
- Heritage Trust Network – Visit their events page
- Historic Buildings & Places – Visit their training page
If no dates are available or you are unable to attend dates advertised, please contact us.
As part of the Carbon Literacy Project's Cultural Sector Shareable courses, we are pleased to offer, at no charge, the Heritage Carbon Literacy Shareable course to individual organisations so that they can train their staff, trustees and volunteers.
If you would like to discuss using the course, please contact us.
Course content and the benefits of attending
The course contains 4 elements; the modules are usually delivered in two linked online training sessions.
Pre-Learning:
Watch a one-hour BBC documentary, then calculate your Carbon footprint via the WWF online tool.
Post-Learning:
Submit two action/pledges to reduce carbon emissions.
Following the course, the Carbon Literacy Project assesses submitted actions/pledges, and learners are certified as 'Carbon Literate'.
As an individual, Carbon Literacy is an opportunity to gain a nationally recognised accreditation. You will be able to understand more about 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 ‘What co-benefits can historic environments and climate actions have?’.
As an organisation, your staff will understand the impacts of climate change and actions. It will support organisational behaviour change, contributing to sustainability and Net Zero goals.
As a sector, this training will help us collectively make a difference by requiring us to take responsibility and commit to lowering our emissions.
Free training on Historic England Grant recipients
We are working with some grant recipients to offer the Heritage Carbon Literacy Training
More information can be found in the Guidance for Applicants below.
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