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ProgrammeTitle:CarbonLiteracyTraining
Organisation:ProtectOurWintersEurope
TargetGroup:16+yearsold
Duration:8hoursdividedintoeither4sessionsor 2sessions
Summary
ThisprogrammeofPOWUKdelivers8hoursoflearningundertheaccredited,internationalprojectCarbonLiteracy. In this, students will understand the science of climate change and its impacts, what it specifically looks like for the outdoor community, what the global challenge looks like and finally, what action looks like This course quite thoroughly explores action from the individual to the company to the government. There are activities and videos throughoutthe8hourstobreakupthelearning OnlyPOWUKdeliversit
Description
POW connects participants to outdoor sports and introduces key climate science and impacts, linking them to nature. It covers global climate governance and policies, then explores four action levels, from individuals to friends/familytothegovernmenttofinancialaction,usingaskislopemetaphor A‘Objections’activityhelpstackle climatemyths Thecourseconcludeswithanassessmenttoreinforcelearning
Objectives
1 To teach the outdoor community about what climate changeis.
2.To motivate the outdoor community to act on the climate
Challenges
Themainchallengeisfindingandtrainingfacilitators whoknowthesubjectandcanengagesmallgroups(up to10) Trainerpersonalityiskeytomakingalasting impact.
Thecourseendswithanassessmentonnetzeroand relatedactions,thoughsomeparticipantsstruggleto definetheseandgaugetheirimpact.
Impact
Theclimateobjectionsactivityisthemostvaluablelearning experience for participants, as it helps them become more confidentdiscussingclimateissues
Over 400 people have been trained through our specific Carbon Literacy training, with thousands more trained overallthroughCarbonLiteracyprogrammes.
