Carbon cutter training
The purpose of this training is to ensure CCs have the necessary level of knowledge, skill and resources to engage members of their community on how to mitigate Climate Change (i.e. acts of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of Climate Change).
There will be 3 x 1½ hr training sessions for CC volunteers followed by ongoing support and mentoring as required. These sessions can be by zoom or in person. They will cover the following:
- The science that relates our use of energy to Climate Change, answering questions such as:
- What Energy is and why it is central to life on earth?
- Where does the energy we use come from and what are the consequences of using it?
- What do we need to do in the activities we have some direct control or influence over, to stay within the 1.5°C increase in atmospheric temperature?
- How to determine effective actions and for what purpose?
- How to identify the audience and the messaging, considering aspects such as:
- Who are the people CCs should talk to and why?
- How to capture the attention of people, what is an appropriate message and how to maintain momentum.
- The reasons why more than 90% believe there is a Climate Emergency yet less than 5% are acting effectively to mitigate this.
- What materials and support ACT can provide, things like:
- Hands-on training on using the available resources/materials.