Climate Confidence: Carbon Literacy Course (2024-2025) For Discount
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* Climate Confidence runs on Tuesday mornings at 9:30am UK time *
Climate Confidence is Contented Earth’s fully-accredited one-day Carbon Literacy live online course, full of hope and designed for people who want to make a positive change, don t know where to start and need an introduction to climate.
Places for each session are limited for the best group learning experience.
The 8-hour course is split over two half-days of live teaching, plus homework, as follows:Â
- Week One –Â 9:00 9:30am – 12:15 12:45pm
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- Week Two – 9:00 9:30am – 12:15 12:45pm
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Climate Confidence carbon literacy training will give you an in-depth understanding about climate change and the confidence to not only create (and act on!) your own climate action plan, but to also give you the confidence to communicate with others about the climate crisis and inspire them to take action too.Â
You ll leave the course excited about the future we can create together.Â
After successfully completing the course, you will be officially certified as ‘Carbon Literate’ and awarded a uniquely-coded Carbon Literacy certificate to reference that achievement.
More detail about the course…
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Are you one of the 64% of us in the UK who are worried about the impact of climate change? Do you want to do something to reduce your own impact on the planet, protect the earth for future generations? But do you worry that the changes you make won’t have any effect on climate, or will be too expensive?
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Would you like to learn ways in which to feel more hopeful, taught in a well thought out and engaging way? This course content is clear and gives the right balance of facts figures with engaging stories and room for personal thought, reflection and group discussions. It is delivered in a friendly, relatable and accessible way for all participants.
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This course covers:
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The science behind climate change
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Social equity & climate change
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- What you can do to act on climate change
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- Strategies and skills for communicating about climate change
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Climate Confidence will give you the understanding and confidence to not only create (and act on!) your own climate action plan, but to also give you the confidence to communicate with others about the climate crisis and inspire them to take action too. Climate Confidence will provide you with the knowledge and tools to have a beneficial impact both at an individual and a systemic level. You ll leave the course excited about the future we can create together.Â
This course is be a deep dive into carbon dioxide emissions and the climate crisis. We will look at: the science of climate change; the impact of changes in the climate, locally, nationally and internationally; the possible futures we can choose from; and the actions we can and should take.Â
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The course has a UK focus, but students from any country are welcome to attend.
What will I get from the course?
By the end of the course you will have…
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Gained an understanding of
- the basic science of climate change and how climate change is affecting us both globally and locally
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- the different possible futures we can create
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- social equity and climate justice.
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- Created an action plan to lower your carbon footprint, and to take collective action in your workplace, school, community group.
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- Explored strategies for influencing others to take action on climate change.
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- Gained the confidence to share your Carbon Literacy and to inspire action in others too.
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And you will feel…
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Enthused and empowered to want to reduce your own carbon footprint and the carbon footprint of those around you!
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Following successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a Carbon Literacy certificate, unique to you and be certified Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Project.
Carbon Literacy is a desirable asset for any employer as a carbon literate citizen is more likely to display a compassion for the environment, their health and the health of those around them. This makes them directly more employable.
Plus, did you also know that between 2022 and 2023 the share of job postings on LinkedIn requiring at least one green skill rose by 22.4%? The median LinkedIn hiring rate for people with at least one green skill being 29% higher than the workforce average.
Read more here…Â Green jobs represent over 30% of UK Job Postings
Course structure
Climate Confidence is delivered in live, online in small teaching groups (aiming for 4-8 people on each course), and is split over two half-days of live teaching, plus homework, as follows:
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- Day One – 3.25 hours
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- Part One –Â 90 minutes
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- Break – 15Â minutes
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- Part Two – 90Â minutes
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- Homework – 1.5 hours
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- Documentary – 90Â minutes
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- Day Two – 3.25 hours
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- Part Three – 90 minutes
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- Break – 15Â minutes
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- Part Four – 90Â minutes
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- Total = 8 hours
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Why bother?
According to the WWF, because:
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Snow Leopard, Turtles and Polar Bears are awesome
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You need your morning coffee fix
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Coral reefs are amazing
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We all need clean water
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We all hate the sight of politicians in wellies(!!)
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Rainforests are incredible
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We all deserve to breathe clean air
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Clean tech is exciting
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We are all affected, no matter where in the world we live
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For future generations.
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And according to the latest IPCC report:
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There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.
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What is Carbon Literacy?
‘An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisationalÂ
- Week One –Â 9:00 9:30am – 12:15 12:45pm
- Week Two – 9:00 9:30am – 12:15 12:45pm
-
The science behind climate change
- Social equity & climate change
- What you can do to act on climate change
- Strategies and skills for communicating about climate change
-
Gained an understanding of
- the basic science of climate change and how climate change is affecting us both globally and locally
- the different possible futures we can create
- social equity and climate justice.
- Created an action plan to lower your carbon footprint, and to take collective action in your workplace, school, community group.
- Explored strategies for influencing others to take action on climate change.
- Gained the confidence to share your Carbon Literacy and to inspire action in others too.
-
Enthused and empowered to want to reduce your own carbon footprint and the carbon footprint of those around you!
-
- Day One – 3.25 hours
- Part One –Â 90 minutes
- Break – 15Â minutes
- Part Two – 90Â minutes
- Homework – 1.5 hours
- Documentary – 90Â minutes
- Day Two – 3.25 hours
- Part Three – 90 minutes
- Break – 15Â minutes
- Part Four – 90Â minutes
- Total = 8 hours
-
Snow Leopard, Turtles and Polar Bears are awesome
- You need your morning coffee fix
- Coral reefs are amazing
- We all need clean water
- We all hate the sight of politicians in wellies(!!)
- Rainforests are incredible
- We all deserve to breathe clean air
- Clean tech is exciting
- We are all affected, no matter where in the world we live
- For future generations.
-
There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.
What is Carbon Literacy?
‘An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisationalÂ
And according to the latest IPCC report:
Why bother?
According to the WWF, because:
Following successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a Carbon Literacy certificate, unique to you and be certified Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Project.
Carbon Literacy is a desirable asset for any employer as a carbon literate citizen is more likely to display a compassion for the environment, their health and the health of those around them. This makes them directly more employable.
Plus, did you also know that between 2022 and 2023 the share of job postings on LinkedIn requiring at least one green skill rose by 22.4%? The median LinkedIn hiring rate for people with at least one green skill being 29% higher than the workforce average.
Read more here…Â Green jobs represent over 30% of UK Job Postings
Course structure
Climate Confidence is delivered in live, online in small teaching groups (aiming for 4-8 people on each course), and is split over two half-days of live teaching, plus homework, as follows:
Â
- Day One – 3.25 hours
And you will feel…
- the basic science of climate change and how climate change is affecting us both globally and locally
Climate Confidence will give you the understanding and confidence to not only create (and act on!) your own climate action plan, but to also give you the confidence to communicate with others about the climate crisis and inspire them to take action too. Climate Confidence will provide you with the knowledge and tools to have a beneficial impact both at an individual and a systemic level. You ll leave the course excited about the future we can create together.Â
This course is be a deep dive into carbon dioxide emissions and the climate crisis. We will look at: the science of climate change; the impact of changes in the climate, locally, nationally and internationally; the possible futures we can choose from; and the actions we can and should take.Â
Â
The course has a UK focus, but students from any country are welcome to attend.
What will I get from the course?
By the end of the course you will have…
Climate Confidence carbon literacy training will give you an in-depth understanding about climate change and the confidence to not only create (and act on!) your own climate action plan, but to also give you the confidence to communicate with others about the climate crisis and inspire them to take action too.Â
You ll leave the course excited about the future we can create together.Â
After successfully completing the course, you will be officially certified as ‘Carbon Literate’ and awarded a uniquely-coded Carbon Literacy certificate to reference that achievement.
More detail about the course…
Â
Are you one of the 64% of us in the UK who are worried about the impact of climate change? Do you want to do something to reduce your own impact on the planet, protect the earth for future generations? But do you worry that the changes you make won’t have any effect on climate, or will be too expensive?
Â
Would you like to learn ways in which to feel more hopeful, taught in a well thought out and engaging way? This course content is clear and gives the right balance of facts figures with engaging stories and room for personal thought, reflection and group discussions. It is delivered in a friendly, relatable and accessible way for all participants.
Â
This course covers: