Carbon Literacy Training

Following the success of their Autumn programme of community energy upskilling events, the Hub is delighted to announce a new series of dates for early 2026.

If you work with or are part of a community energy group or third sector organisation in the North East or Yorkshire and have the ambition to drive forward local energy projects, our free Carbon Literacy training could be a vital first step.

Carbon Literacy lays the groundwork for developing local energy projects by boosting your knowledge of how our everyday activities impact our environment.

This training will help you learn about what impactful change can be made at all levels – individuals, communities, organisations. You’ll gain the skills and confidence to take meaningful action – maybe even including establishing a community energy project, where clean power is generated where it is used for the benefit of local people.

Upon completion of the course, delivered by Change Agents UK, you will also receive an official Carbon Literacy certificate.

The free courses are being funded by the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub as part of the Hub’s work developing the local community energy sector.

The online training courses take place over two three-hour sessions, on the following dates for VCSE organisations:

• Friday 6 February, 9.15am to 12.30pm
• Friday 13 February, 9.15am to 12.30pm