The Carbon Literacy (CL) Project is a large scale Climate Change Education programme that stems from Manchester’s first climate change strategy (2010-2020) called Manchester: A Certain Future. The aim is to provide CL training to everyone that lives, works or studies in Manchester.
According to the CL Project, being Carbon Literate is defined as having:
“An 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.”
Since its inception in 2012, CL has been rolled out in a number of organisations including BBC, ITV, Manchester City Council and HOME. The project has also spread beyond Manchester and is now being delivered across a number of cities and regions in UK and Europe. So far, over 14,000 people are Carbon Literate.