Carbon Literate Localities

Carbon Literacy is a low-carbon culture change project that brings individuals and organisations to act together to address the negative aspects of climate change, take advantage of the opportunities and work together to build our low-carbon future.

Carbon Literate Localities is an initiative bringing together many individuals, organisations and sectors that belong to a geographically defined location to support and collaborate through their collective Carbon Literacy journey so that the sum of their individual contributions becomes more than the sum of its parts.

A Carbon Literate Locality initiative:

• Is geographically defined by postcode, political border or natural geographical features.
• Is registered as an initiative with The Carbon Literacy Project.
• Has an identified coordinating body or organisation (usually but not necessarily a local authority).
• Has a foundational target number of Carbon Literate citizens based on the official population of the locality.
• Is contributed to by all those who “belong” (live, work or study) within the locality and become Carbon Literate.
• Is championed by organisations and groups that sign the Carbon Literate Locality Commitment for their locality and then showcase their contribution publicly.

The requirements for a Carbon Literate Locality are laid out in the Carbon Literate Locality Standard (coming soon), but once achieved, the locality is awarded Carbon Literate Locality status and the co-ordinating and contributing organisations can use their custom CLL logo and refer to themselves as part of a Carbon Literate Village, Town, City, County or Region.

If you feel your organisation could represent a defined locality and would like to know more, read the CLL Standard and then email CLL@carbonliteracy.com to explain your interest and ambition and request a conversation with an advocacy consultant.

Carbon Literate Localities Standard - Coming Soon