Free Day-time Carbon Literacy Training in Powys

A new free online carbon literacy course for people who live or work in Powys.

Explore climate solutions, create an action plan for you and your community or organisation, and gain Carbon Literate certification on our fully funded online course.

This course is available free of charge for individuals, community groups, town and community councils, social enterprises, organisations and businesses. The only requirement is that you live or work in Powys.

This online course will cover the science of climate change, local and global impacts and how these will affect their work. Drawing on our Zero Carbon Britain research, we’ll look at low carbon objectives and create an action plan to influence others. Your output from this course will be evaluated by the Carbon Literacy Project in order for you to be certified as​ Carbon Literate.

What is Carbon Literacy? The Carbon Literacy Project describes it as ‘An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.’ 

Key information

• Duration: two morning sessions (11 & 18 October)
• Time: 9:30am – 13:00pm both days
• Location: online
• This free training can also be offered to your group as a bespoke course on a mutually convenient date. Please get in touch to arrange
• There is up to two additional hours of independent work for accreditation
• Fees: FREE
• Includes: tuition, question and answer sessions, online course materials, Carbon Literacy Project accreditation
• Terms and conditions
  • You must be 18 years or over to attend this course
  • You must be based in Powys
  • For full list of terms and conditions click here

What you will learn

CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain project offers the hard data and confidence required for visualising a future where we have risen to the demands of climate science. It helps to reduce fear and misunderstandings and open new, positive, solutions-focused conversations.

This Carbon Literacy Project accredited online course will explore the solutions offered by the Zero Carbon Britain end point vision. Drawing on case studies and real-life examples, we’ll look at practical steps to reach net zero from a community perspective.

During the course you’ll commit to two carbon reducing actions; one as an individual and one which will influence a group of individuals. These actions will be evaluated by the Carbon Literacy Project in order for you to be certified as Carbon Literate.

Across the day there will be timetabled discussion and reflection sessions, Q&As, networking and offline breaks to keep the online format refreshing and engaging.