Carbon Conversations

by Jamie on January 14, 2010

Here’s an interesting project I’m helping out with. Carbon Conversations is a series of  workshops which will help you reduce your impact on the environment.

This lovely course was developed by Cambridge Carbon Footprint and covers five areas: climate change and living in a low carbon future, energy in the home, transport, food and consumption and waste.

If you’re looking to lower your carbon footprint but you’re not sure where to start, then this course is ideal. Please email me if you want to find out more and forward this to any friends who might be interested.

The first round of Carbon Conversations has started but there will be another coming up after Easter.

Check out the Carbon Conversations video and below for further information…

Carbon Conversations

Carbon Conversations is a free 6-session course that will help you plan to halve your personal carbon footprint and save money on your energy bills. You will join a group of 8-10 adults who will meet fortnightly for six sociable evening meetings covering home energy, travel and transport, food and water, other consumption and waste.

The meetings are hosted by friendy facilitators and use a fun mixture of games, discussions and role play which put you in charge of choosing how to reduce your footprint. We’ll help you understand the issues around climate change and learn practical ways to reduce carbon, save energy and money.

By the end of the course, you will have created your own plan for reducing your carbon footprint, suited to your home and lifestyle.

London Carbon Conversations will support your efforts in carbon reduction

We’ll give you information about local grants and offers, signpost you to local groups and initiatives. We’ll also provide you with  book and DVD libraries, loan of energy monitors and a web-forum where you can contact other London Carbon Conversations members and ask experts for advice.

How much does it cost?

The course is free to participants, but we do invite you to purchase the course handbook (£15) and share venue costs where applicable (usually total around £5 for the course).

Where are courses being run?

Starting shortly there are four courses in Islington, two in Hackney, and one each in Lambeth, Westminster and Waltham Forest. Please see the detailed list of venues at the bottom of this email.

Who else is using the Carbon Conversations method?

The Carbon Conversations method is being used in various contexts; residents groups, green champions networks, schools, workplaces and faith groups. It is also being used in other community groups like Transition Initiatives and Climate Action Networks to help increase carbon knowledge and build community.

Are you Running a 10:10 or community initiative?

When you have completed a London Carbon Conversations course, you can partner up with another co-facilitator, complete a funded half day’s facilitation course and then start to run your own groups in your community. Please see the signature at the bottom.

Start dates and venues

Islington (N1 and N5)

  • Wednesdays 7:15 – 9:30 from 27th January Angel N1
  • Tuesdays 7-9pm from 2nd February – Highbury N5
  • Thursdays 7-9pm from 28th January – Highbury N5
  • Day TBD Highbury N5

Hackney (N16 and E8)

  • Mondays 7:30-9:30pm from 1st February – Transition Town Stoke Newington – Pangea Project
  • Mondays 7:00-9:00pm from 25th January – London Fields E8

Lambeth

  • Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm from 28th January – Vauxhall

Westminster

  • Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm from 27th January – Victoria Street/ St James Park SW1

Carbon Conversations were created, tried and tested by Cambridge Carbon Footprint. London Carbon Conversations are run by the Carbon Literacy Forum, a non-profit community group based in North London.

Carbon Literacy Forum

Bridging the gap between awareness and action on climate change
Empowering you to reduce your carbon footprint

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