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02 September 2024

Do you want to learn more about climate change and how you can fight it?

We're offering free Carbon Literacy courses for members of parish councils, community groups and businesses across the Peterborough region.

The courses provide information about climate change and its impacts, along with actions we can take to decarbonise and the benefits of doing so. You also receive accreditation upon course completion.

All courses cover the following topics:

  • Causes of climate change
  • How is the climate changing
  • Global, UK and local impacts
  • Co-benefits of climate action
  • Equity and vulnerability of climate change
  • How you can fight climate change in your role
  • Current policy
  • Communicating climate change
  • Personal action

We have three types of course - one for parish councils, one for the Peterborough community and its groups, and one for business within Peterborough and those interested in how climate change will impact it. Each has additional customised content such as:

Parish council course:

  • Carbon budget
  • Projects and co-benefits
  • Where to get funding
  • Community engagement
  • Levers of influence

Community course:

  • Vulnerabilities in different communities
  • Cost of living and climate change
  • Community action
  • Community engagement

Business course:

  • Ecosystem services
  • Physical infrastructure damage
  • Resource scarcity
  • Supply chain disruption
  • Asset depreciation
  • Economic impacts
  • Energy inconsistencies
  • Changes in market demand
  • Operational costs
  • Decreased productivity
  • Embodied carbon emissions
  • Scope 3 emissions
  • Carbon footprints
  • Regulatory changes
  • Opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Supply chain management

Why the course is free

The courses are free to attend due to receiving grant funding through the Shared Prosperity Fund. The course would usually retail at £100 plus.

How long the course takes to complete and where it takes place

The course consists of eight hours of learning, but we break sessions up into two or four hour slots, online or in-person.

In-person courses take place at Peterborough Town Hall on Bridge Street.

Online sessions take place over Microsoft Teams, but you don't need to have an account to join the session. We'll send you a link to use.

Accreditation

To become accredited and receive a free certificate, you'll need to sign up to the full eight hours of training, covering sessions 1, 2, 3 and 4. For more details, please click on the session description on the bookings page below.

Sign up to attend

Course dates for October, November and December 2024 are available currently. We will add further dates for more sessions soon.

Once you've signed up, we will send you a confirmation email.

Individual sign up

You can sign up as an individual using the booking links below:

The available dates are shown in black on the calendar. However, this is a little tricky to see. If you have any issues, please email us at climatechange@peterborough.gov.uk.

Group sign up

If you'd like to sign up as a large group, please email us at climatechange@peterborough.gov.uk.

If you sign up as a group, we can offer two or four hour sessions on weekdays, weekends or evenings as your preference.

We can host group sessions at Peterborough Town Hall or we can come to you if suitable.

Contact us

If you would like further information, please email climatechange@peterborough.gov.uk.