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Approximately 60% of the changes needed to reach net zero by 2050 will require changes to the way we live our lives. Weāll need to reduce energy use, make changes to the way we travel, what we eat, how much we buy and how we dispose of things. This means that in the coming months and years each individual and community will need to find positive ways to adapt, change and thrive as we move towards net zero emissions.
In 2021 Cambridge Carbon Footprint, with support from the South Cambridgeshire District Council Zero Carbon Communities fund, launched and ran Net Zero Now. We are now pleased to be able to offer this course as an online resource for anyone to undertake in their own time at home.
This free training is designed to enable everyone, regardless of knowledge, skills or experience to participate. Net Zero Now provides tools to get started with community action on carbon reduction. This could be something as simple as setting up a new local clothes swap, or something as big as a community energy scheme.
There are many online sources of information and inspiration, and we have linked to a selection of these within the course resources.
If youāre interested in taking part in the next round of Net Zero Now training, are inteterested in promoting it in your community or simply would like to find out more, please get in touch:
Net Zero Now is for residents of South Cambridgeshire who would like to learn more about how to bring climate action into their community. This could be throughĀ
There is only a limited number of places available on the course, so we will select applicants to reflect a broad spectrum of local parishes, individual backgrounds, organisation types, pre-existing knowledge and strengths.
As this programme is looking to bring together keen residents from various backgrounds, existing knowledge or experience is not as important as enthusiasm and motivation to take action in your local community.
The course consists of eight online sessions between June and October 2021. The course is divided into two parts with a summer break halfway.
In addition to the online sessions, there will be a small amount of additional work to be undertaken outside of these sessions. This is outlined below.
While this course is suitable for applicants with a range of knowledge, experience and proposed actions, successful applicants will demonstrate an interest in supporting their community to take action on climate change. This may be through a number of factors, including demonstrating:
In order to take part in this course, applicants will need:
We are hoping to run a number of mini-versions of this course in the new year as in our experience there is nothing that beats the personalised support that a local community of like-minded practitioners can provide.. Watch this space or get in touch for updates.
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