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Positive Actions for People, Nature & Climate
A Carbon Literacy®️ course, in three online Zoom sessions of between 2 ½ to 3 hours (8 hours in total). Courses are:
£10 tickets are reserved for people that may find the higher priced tickets a barrier. Please email [email protected] for a 'Ticket Access Code", and give a brief description of why you would like a £10 ticket. |
* In addition to any training costs, there is a £10 fee to become independently certified as Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Project, and Ticket Tailor charge a small booking fee.
You only need to register or book a date for Session 1, & you don’t need to commit to the same time each week for Session 2 and 3. People often move between groups or months. All 3 sessions are included in your registration/booking.
Accessibility: The course is not suitable for under 16's.
Having your camera and mic on is preferred, but optional - you can also contribute to discussions using the chat window.
Please email Pat if you have any questions on accessibility.
You only need to register or book a date for Session 1, & you don’t need to commit to the same time each week for Session 2 and 3. People often move between groups or months. All 3 sessions are included in your registration/booking.
Accessibility: The course is not suitable for under 16's.
Having your camera and mic on is preferred, but optional - you can also contribute to discussions using the chat window.
Please email Pat if you have any questions on accessibility.
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Starting Monday 28 September 2026
Session 1: Monday 28 September at 7:00 to 9:30pm. Session 2: Monday 5 October at 7:00 to 9:30pm. Session 3: Monday 12 October at 7:00 to 9:45pm. |
Starting Wednesday 30 September 2026
Session 1: Wednesday 30 September at 12:00 to 2:30pm. Session 2: Wednesday 7 October 12:00 to 2:30pm Session 3: Wednesday 14 October at 12:00 to 2:45pm. |
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Starting Monday 2 November 2026
Session 1: Monday 2 November at 7:00 to 9:30pm. Session 2: Monday 9 November 7:00 to 9:30pm. Session 3: Monday 16 November at 7:00 to 9:45pm. |
Starting Wednesday 4 November 2026
Session 1: Wednesday 4 November at 1:00 to 3:30pm. Session 2: Wednesday 11 November at 1:00 to 3:30pm Session 3: Wednesday 18 November at 1:00 to 3:45pm. |
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Starting Friday 20 November 2026
Session 1: Friday 20 November at 1:00 to 3:30pm. Session 2: Friday 27 November at 1:00 to 3:30pm Session 3: Friday 4 December at 1:00 to 3:45pm. |
Starting Monday 23 November 2026
Session 1: Monday 23 November at 7:00 to 9:30pm. Session 2: Monday 30 November at 7:00 to 9:30pm Session 3: Monday 7 December at 7:00 to 9:45pm. |
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This accredited, open course focuses on the evidence, affordability, & practicalities of a range of actions we may be able to take – from our food & how we heat our homes, schools & workplaces, to the way we travel & what we buy – while recognising that tackling the equality, nature, & climate crisis shouldn't be left to individuals, schools or organisations alone.
The course has information from a wide range of sources including the UK's Climate Change Committee & Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. There will be time for discussion & reflection, & you will also be supported to develop two low-carbon actions for certification as Carbon Literate. All slides - which are consistently highly rated as a valuable & accessible resource - are shared. Please don't share these without permission. Since July 2025, over 140 people have been trained including:
Everyone said they are more confident making sense of conflicting information & having well-informed conversations, & the certification success rate is 100%. |
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Pat brings together 15 years' experience in scientific research and a further 15 years in education, alongside ongoing projects with local communities, councils & schools, to help develop low‑carbon actions that fit our lives, work & circumstances.
She recently halved her own carbon footprint & as a result, the household bills are lower, her family is healthier, & their home is warmer in winter & cooler in summer - more info here. |
The following groups not only supported the development & marketing of this course, but have also allowed training to be offered at reduced costs:
The following groups not only supported the development & marketing of this course, but have also allowed training to be offered at reduced costs:
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Huge thanks for their donations also go to:
Eye 2 Eye Development Ltd who very kindly funded two training places, Abi B, Robert G, Jane R, Linda C, Helena B, Ian Y, Simon B, Shahida N, Jordyn T, Graham H, Steve R, Kate T, Chris D, Lizzy P, Sarah M, Karen H, Karen T, Kate S, Bruno R, Bruno M, Andy B, Cathy H, Holly N, Sue M, Paul B, Abdallah S, Amanda W, Rosemary M, Agnese C, Melinda F, Molly S, Jan T, Chris A, Angela B, Ann G, Alissa G, Jo Day, Alex H, Greg C, Mike F, and with apologies if I have missed anyone out!
Eye 2 Eye Development Ltd who very kindly funded two training places, Abi B, Robert G, Jane R, Linda C, Helena B, Ian Y, Simon B, Shahida N, Jordyn T, Graham H, Steve R, Kate T, Chris D, Lizzy P, Sarah M, Karen H, Karen T, Kate S, Bruno R, Bruno M, Andy B, Cathy H, Holly N, Sue M, Paul B, Abdallah S, Amanda W, Rosemary M, Agnese C, Melinda F, Molly S, Jan T, Chris A, Angela B, Ann G, Alissa G, Jo Day, Alex H, Greg C, Mike F, and with apologies if I have missed anyone out!
Comments from people taking the courses in July 2026.
June courses, 2026.
- Thank you so much for such an incredible course! I have really enjoyed it & will be telling others about it to hopefully get them to complete it too.
- I definitely gained new ideas & prompts to generate positive actions & create impact in my organisation. ‘Mediterranean-diet’ days here we come!
- I feel more confident to have conversations to help others to take steps, with reliable & up to date information.
- I feel more confident speaking about climate change, which will help me move my career into sustainability.
- It’s been good to hear the thoughts and ideas of the others in the group. Also great to get the stats/facts behind the feelings & improve my knowledge. I would definitely encourage others to take part.
- I feel more confident about my knowledge surrounding climate change and how to take more positive actions. I think just talking to everyone has helped me feel less alone in all of this as well. Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this course.
- I met my goal of being able to make it easier for people around me to understand why they should care. It was a hit to my ego that I forgot the energy loss in the carbon cycle between plants & animals. Ego has been restored!
- I have a better mental model about what to focus on, & what makes the biggest impact.
- The course has definitely opened my eyes to all the different actions we can take & how best to talk to others about it. There is so much useful information & a wealth of ideas & positive actions. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in climate change.
- I wanted confidence & practical suggestions to create a carbon-reduction framework for my small team at work, & I got these.
- Thank you so much for a great course all the way through the 3 sessions.
- Enormous thanks for the course. I was pretty confident that I knew quite a lot about the subject as I’ve worked on Arctic climate change. However, I have learned so much. I will now be able to give some positives when I talk to others.
- Exceeded my expectations. Very thought-provoking.
- This has been a great course, I've learnt a lot & I’ll be more comfortable tackling these topics with other people in the future.
- The course has helped me get more information in the field of climate change.
- It's such a joyful moment to study this Carbon Literacy course. I learn more than I expected.
- Very good course & trainer. It was an engaging experience with learned participants.
- Although the topic can get heavy, the sessions were very easy to follow. I wasn't stressed or emotional after the classes but actually more determined & calm.
- I've enjoyed this course & it most certainly had positive impact. You've debunked some tech that isn't the future! You helped me understand reasons why I should make changes, where I can, & to also be able to measure those changes.
June courses, 2026.
- Thank you for the fantastic course. I found it incredibly insightful and informative. The delivery was also perfect. I felt very comfortable within the sessions, rather than judged for not knowing much which I had initially feared may be the case.
- I’m certainly more fluent when talking to family & friends. I will look at the slides & links - all the information is there. A stimulating and inspiring experience.
- The course has helped me understand the bigger picture, including for farming.
- Before, there were lots of things I didn’t understand clearly, Now I can see, and there’s more to research. It was absolutely great learning & your method of teaching was fantastic, I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions.
- I realised a lot of things I do aren’t sustainable, & I’ve learned ways to improve without having a negative impact on me.
- Genuinely transformed how I think about climate change. Really helped me straighten out things & supplement things I already knew, & gave me a new perspective which allows me to be more positive even while understanding the scale of the issue. I found the first session such a positive experience - really fun as well as super informative.
- I feel educated & informed, and my own thinking has moved forward. I can get excited about using my skill set to influence others.
- I’ve gone from thinking wanting to be sustainable was just a ‘quirk’ of mine, to an awareness of the science & how we can scale things back to get to a safer place.
- I realised I’m already doing a lot & I now have the tools to back this up with evidence & facts. Increased my confidence hugely & is a good starting point to investigate more. I’m fired up & feeling passionate to make people aware of what they can do. I know what I can do on an individual bases & am more focussed.
- Hugely informative training. I’ve learnt so much & now feel empowered to go & seek out further information & resources.
- The power of small choices - there are things we can do to prevent us feeling hopeless.
- Thank you for such an exciting & informative course - really enjoyed it.
- I’m more equipped to have conversations about reducing our impact.
- It's been wonderful indeed. I've learned so much.
- Definitely will help with conversations with friends, family & at work.
- Very helpful, & I can put on my CV to help with my career change.
- Thank you so much for an amazing Carbon Literacy course which I enjoyed enormously & found very educational, not to say eye-opening! Everyone had some & varied knowledge that was so useful to the rest of the group, alongside the trainers vast understanding of a vital subject.
- It was a great course & I really enjoyed your delivery! I think your balance of information & positivity was spot on!
- I was already Carbon Literate, but it was well worth redoing. I was pleased to see the progress I’ve made on my own carbon footprint, & I feel much more confident about delivering the training in small sized chunks - even if it isn't as a formal course.
- It’s one thing to study the environment academically as I have done, but this course helps to see the big picture, & also with communication to others. Such a powerful course.
- I’ve been hesitant in broaching conversations because I can get too passionate, This course has shown me the value of being empathic & having a proper conversation, not a fact-giving session.
- I’m looking forward to my group low-carbon action, with a focus on the positive, not the doom & gloom.
- My footprint was higher than I thought, & I can now see areas I can improve, not just for me, but the ripple effect. I’m also more comfortable to talk about taking action now.
- It was quite (too?) detailed in places, although some of the framing has been helpful.
- It highlighted how to make changes at an individual level, & how to make the topic relevant to others on an everyday level.
- I’m more confident I’m on the right track. It increased my understanding & deepened my commitment. Our actions will have an impact.
- The course was very well designed & successfully navigated the difficult balance between providing information & inspiring motivation for a diverse audience.
- Very useful. Thank you. I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve known about the doom & gloom for a long time, but sharing this doesn’t get others to act. I’m now more confident to talk in a way that does inspire others to take actions.
- Helped more than I expected - it’s not just for gaining a certification. I was very invested from start to finish and will make a change in my actions. It was worth my time.
