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June 2023 by Lucia Simmons

Platinum Recognition for Cumbria Action for Sustainability

Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS), Cumbria’s climate change charity, has become the tenth organisation in the UK to have been awarded the prestigious Platinum Carbon...

Platinum Recognition for Cumbria Action for Sustainability
June 2023 by Vydune Zlabyte

CLO Awards 2023

On Thursday, 15th June 2023, we celebrated our fourth and biggest Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) Awards. We celebrated 87 new CLOs across all kinds of...

CLO Awards 2023
May 2023 by Lucia Simmons

CL for Rural Estates – the Duchy Story

The UK’s rural estates have a huge capacity for climate action, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sequestration. But how can rural estates best...

CL for Rural Estates – the Duchy Story
April 2023 by Sarah Walkley

The Carbon Cost of AI

Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash News of ChatGPT has been everywhere in recent months, from its potential to be used by students to write...

The Carbon Cost of AI
April 2023 by Ruth James

Auto Trader Awarded Hat-Trick for Carbon Literacy

Auto Trader received a hat-trick of awards in March this year, first being awarded as a Carbon Literacy Training Organisation, then achieving Platinum Carbon Literate...

Auto Trader Awarded Hat-Trick for Carbon Literacy
April 2023 by Nicole Leslie Charria

The Business Case for Carbon Literacy

The need for Carbon Literacy has never been more urgent than now. With the growing understanding of the effects of everyday consumption on the carbon...

The Business Case for Carbon Literacy
March 2023 by Richard Lindsay & Graeme Heyes

Harnessing the Power of ‘The Beautiful Game’

The following is a guest blog written by Sustainability & Insights Manager at Birmingham County Football Association, Richard Lindsay, and Carbon Literacy trainer, Graeme Heyes,...

Harnessing the Power of ‘The Beautiful Game’
March 2023 by Sarah Walkley

Ecoflix – Streaming Where ‘Only Nature Profits’

Recently, we talked about the carbon cost of streaming. But what if you could actively support wildlife and protect the planet, through your streaming habits,...

Ecoflix – Streaming Where ‘Only Nature Profits’
March 2023 by Louise Harling & Nicole Leslie Charria

Women’s Role in the Climate Emergency

Photo by María Fuentes on Unsplash Women, particularly those from lower-income countries (LICs), are especially vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Pre-existing inequalities...

Women’s Role in the Climate Emergency
March 2023 by Nicole Leslie Charria

Top Tips for Tackling Food Waste

Photo by Ello on Unsplash This week marks Food Waste Action Week in the UK; the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) third annual campaign...

Top Tips for Tackling Food Waste
March 2023 by Saaniya Sharma

Positive Climate Reads for World Book Day

Photo by Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash World Book Day was first created by UNESCO in 1995 to mark the worldwide celebration of books and reading...

Positive Climate Reads for World Book Day
February 2023 by Matthew Griffin

WMCA – First Combined Authority CLO

The West Midlands Combined Authority is the UK’s first Combined Authority to achieve Carbon Literate Organisation status. The following is a guest blog, originally published...

WMCA – First Combined Authority CLO

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