Carbon Awareness Training - 13th July *In Person* Manchester Cathedral

Carbon awareness training | Diocese of Manchester

Come and join us for an interactive session full of practical ideas about how we can all reduce our carbon footprint!

In 2020 General Synod voted for the whole of the Church of England to achieve net zero carbon by 2030, a move which was agreed by Manchester Diocesan Synod in March 2021. This recognises that the global climate emergency is a crisis for God’s creation and a fundamental injustice. Reducing our negative impact on the world is an urgent missional priority for the Church.

Grace Thomas, our Diocesan Environment Officer, has been trained in Carbon Literacy and in this short course she will work with participants to look at the causes of climate change, its impacts, and, most importantly how each of us can make a difference. Grace has run this course once already in the diocese and feedback has been very positive. Research indicates that the carbon footprint of a group who attends a carbon literacy course can reduce by up to 10% in six months. This course complements the wider work being done across the diocese and will support local parishes, mission communities, schools and chaplaincies work towards Eco Church status aa well as showing how data from Energy Footprint Tools is so vital

All are welcome to attend – lay and ordained – but places are limited and will go quickly, so do sign up and share!

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