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 people and organisations that belong to a geographically define location to support and collaborate through their Carbon Literacy 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 co-ordinating 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/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