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Are you based in South Cambridgeshire and care about your community and climate change? The Net Zero Now training scheme can help you identify how and where you can take action on climate change in your local community.
This free training course is designed to enable everyone, regardless of knowledge, skills or experience to participate. By the end of the programme participants will have the tools to get started on a carbon reduction initiative. This could be something as simple as setting up a new local clothes swap, or something as big as a community energy scheme.
Featuring 8 fortnightly sessions of online interactive learning and skill sharing, the course will connect you with like minded individuals and help you create an action plan for change.
The training will run June-October, with a 6 week break in the summer.
You may want to prepare your answers in advance before starting to work in the application form. It may help to download the full list of the application questions [PDF].
Please note applications close at 5pm on Sunday 9th May 2021. We’re aiming to get back to applicant within 14 days of thise deadline.
If you have any questions, please email nzn@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org.
Watch a 30 minute webinar to find out more about the free Net Zero Now Training.
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 through
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:
The information gathered in the application form allows us to manage the application process, assess and confirm an applicant's suitability for the course and to decide to whom to offer a place.
There is a separate opt-in box in the final section of the form to let us know if you would like to be contacted about opportunities to share your knowledge with wider programmes within Cambridge Carbon Footprint.
Any identifiable information you give via this form will not be shared with anyone outside Cambridge Carbon Footprint and will be kept in accordance with data protection regulations.
Please see our Cambridge Carbon Footprint privacy policies for more information.
Approximately 60% of the changes needed to reach net zero by 2050 will require changes to the way we live our lives. We’ll 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.
Cambridge Carbon Footprint, with support from the South Cambridgeshire District Council Zero Carbon Communities fund, is excited to be launching Net Zero Now, a new scheme to help train and support community climate leaders across the district.
The project will focus on three key things:
There are many online sources of information and inspiration, but in our experience there is nothing that beats the personalised support that a local community of like-minded practitioners can provide.
If you’re interested in getting involved in Net Zero Now, promoting it in your community or simply would like to find out more, please get in touch: