In 2021 Faiths4Change offered Liverpool City Region residents fully-funded places on an accredited Carbon Literacy course that explored climate change and carbon footprints as a way to live faith, care for Creation and act on climate justice.
Carbon Literacy is about increasing 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. The course enabled learners to connect issues of climate change to their personal motivations, grow their understanding of climate science, explore issues of climate justice and plan to take high-impact actions.
During the course participants completed a Participant Action Form which involved making a personal action plan for the commitments that they were going to make to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Carbon Literacy training was offered to faith and community group members across the Liverpool City Region, thanks to a grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Community Environment Fund. The course was developed by Energy Projects Plus and was run in partnership with Zero Carbon Liverpool.
Carbon Literacy is about increasing 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. The course enabled learners to connect issues of climate change to their personal motivations, grow their understanding of climate science, explore issues of climate justice and plan to take high-impact actions.
During the course participants completed a Participant Action Form which involved making a personal action plan for the commitments that they were going to make to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Carbon Literacy training was offered to faith and community group members across the Liverpool City Region, thanks to a grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Community Environment Fund. The course was developed by Energy Projects Plus and was run in partnership with Zero Carbon Liverpool.
Feedback from participants
''The course was very enlightening and full of information that I think everyone needs to know for the good of everyone. Such a valuable day of knowledge!'
Amy
"I have been aware of climate change issues and have personally taken small steps such as conserving water and having no food waste BUT I had never heard of the carbon cycle and much of the science of the early modules. It was a big learning curve for me but so well presented."
Freda
"Just the right level of information, breaks and discussion so it was not too much to take in but a really full, fun day of learning. I really hope a lot of people take the opportunity to do this course, education is the key to future changes and this course certainly delivered. Thank you Annie and the team"
Kelly
"A few of us decided that we need to form an eco church group but didn't really know where to start or what to do. Then we stumbled across Faiths4Change's Carbon Literacy Training and booked on just to get us going. I'm so glad we did! The training the team delivered is outstanding. I learnt so much, in such a safe, non-judgemental setting and it was such a good way to start forming as a group. Sharing this experience with the others from my church has no doubt gelled us together and we can now work as a team on supporting each other and our church & parish to help tackle climate change. And I'm so relieved to know that we can call on Faiths4Change at any time to help us achieve that goal."
Kate from Fazakerley Parish
Amy
"I have been aware of climate change issues and have personally taken small steps such as conserving water and having no food waste BUT I had never heard of the carbon cycle and much of the science of the early modules. It was a big learning curve for me but so well presented."
Freda
"Just the right level of information, breaks and discussion so it was not too much to take in but a really full, fun day of learning. I really hope a lot of people take the opportunity to do this course, education is the key to future changes and this course certainly delivered. Thank you Annie and the team"
Kelly
"A few of us decided that we need to form an eco church group but didn't really know where to start or what to do. Then we stumbled across Faiths4Change's Carbon Literacy Training and booked on just to get us going. I'm so glad we did! The training the team delivered is outstanding. I learnt so much, in such a safe, non-judgemental setting and it was such a good way to start forming as a group. Sharing this experience with the others from my church has no doubt gelled us together and we can now work as a team on supporting each other and our church & parish to help tackle climate change. And I'm so relieved to know that we can call on Faiths4Change at any time to help us achieve that goal."
Kate from Fazakerley Parish
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