Carbon Literacy Training | Communities | Scotland | 6 & 13 Feb 2026

Who is this training for?

This training will help people to learn how the Climate Emergency relates to Scotland’s communities and how to respond effectively. The training will empower you to take effective action on climate change at a community, organisation and individual level.

The training is relevant for staff and volunteers at community-led organisations, networks and projects, as well as people involved with supporting communities, or interested in community-led action on climate change.

What certification will I get?

The training is fully accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project and gives you the opportunity to be certified as Carbon Literate.

Being Carbon Literate means gaining knowledge of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and identifying positive actions to tackle them.

How long will the training take?

This Carbon Literacy Training is eight hours of learning in total, which includes:

• Two 2.5 hour live sessions via Zoom.
• Self-study exercises via our online Moodle eLearning platform
• A Carbon Literacy Assessment, which takes place as an online self-study activity, and should be completed within one week of the second live session

To apply to be certified as Carbon Literate you must participate in the online sessions, and complete the self-study exercises, including the Carbon Literacy Assessment.

What are the learning outcomes of the training?

This training will help upskill people involved with communities, so they have the knowledge required to successfully respond to the Climate Emergency and help move towards net zero.

We include community-specific content to help you:

• Understand how Scotland's communities will be impacted by climate change.
• Understand greenhouse gas emission sources in communities and your own organisation.
• Learn how tackling emissions within the sector and your community/organisation can lead to more efficient and resilient communities.
• Find out co-benefits of tackling emissions, such as improving local areas and developing skills.
• Understand the science of climate change and the meaning of terms like 'Climate Emergency', ‘global warming’, ‘climate change’, ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon footprint’.

How and when will the training take place?

The live sessions of the training will take place online via Zoom on Friday 14 November and Friday 21 November 2025.

Both sessions will take place at 10:00 – 12:30.

You must register via Eventbrite to attend the training. Please contact climate@keepscotlandbeautiful.org if you require assistance with registration.

How much does the training cost?

• £115 excluding VAT (includes Carbon Literate certification with the Carbon Literacy Project).
• Pay by credit or debit card via Eventbrite.
• To request to pay via invoice, please email climate@keepscotlandbeautiful.org

Are we running the same course on any other dates in 2025/26?

Yes, we are also running the same course:

• 14 &21November 2025, (both live sessions at 10:00 -12:30).

You can find out more and book these dates via our 'Carbon Literacy Training for Scotland's Communities' Eventbrite collection.

Are there other options for the delivery of this training?

Yes. We also offer 'Carbon Literacy Training for Scotland's Communities' for commission, exclusively for your organisation, as either online or in-person delivery.

If you commission the training, there are opportunities to work with us to insert your own materials.

You can find out more directly via the 'Carbon Literacy Training for Scotland's Communities' page on our website, or email climate@keepscotlandbeautiful.org

What other training like this do we have available?

Our full range of Climate Emergency Training includes a variety of Carbon Literacy Training, plus shorter introductory options.

View via our website here or in our brochure here.

Data Protection Act 2018

We (Keep Scotland Beautiful) will hold the information you have given us via Eventbrite in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

We will use the information you provide to process your registration for the Carbon Literacy Training, enrol you on our eLearning platform, send you communications about the training including relevant follow-up information and for monitoring and reporting. We will use anonymised data for purposes including marketing and promotion.

If your attendance at the training has been organised by an organisation or company, we may share relevant information with them.

We will not record any of the training in full, however, we may take short video clips and images for use in marketing and promotion of the training. Your face and speech may be recorded if you switch on your webcam/microphone, and the username you choose when joining the training may also be recorded. Your contributions to training discussion sessions via text chat may also feature in the recording. We may use the video clips and recordings for future promotion of our activities. This includes, without limitation the right to use the recordings in publicity materials, newsletters, newspapers, magazine articles, exhibitions, films, television and online (web and social media). The recordings may be made available for others to share, including partners and the press. We will give you notice in the training before we take videos or images, so you can choose whether you want to be involved in them. We will use the video clips/images for approximately four years and then archive them securely for possible future use. You may email info@keepscotlandbeautiful.org to withdraw your consent at any time, however we may be unable to withdraw video clips/images already published.

We will store the information you provide to us via Eventbrite for as long as we require it to complete the training and send any relevant follow-up information. We will then delete your information.

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