Manchester Carbon Literate City
Manchester Carbon Literate City
Manchester Carbon Literate City is an initiative bringing together citizens and organisations that live, work, study or are based in Manchester, UK, as they collaborate on their collective Carbon Literacy journey with the aim of achieving registered Carbon Literate Locality status.
With a foundational target set for the number of Carbon Literate citizens needed to achieve this status, this initiative is contributed to and championed by all those who belong within the locality and who become Carbon Literate, are engaging and inspiring others to become Carbon Literate and the organisations and groups that publicly show their commitment to driving a meaningful low-carbon culture shift across the city.
This initiative is proudly co-ordinated by Manchester City Council.
Image Credits: Manchester City Council
Current No. of Carbon Literate Citizens
In order to achieve Carbon Literate Locality status, 15% of citizens based on the ONS population figure for the City of Manchester will be formally certified as Carbon Literate – as of 2024: that’s 85,349 Citizens .
Latest numbers for Manchester:
10,592 citizens from 158 organisations across Manchester are Carbon Literate.!
Check back daily to stay updated with MCLC’s progress.
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How do I get Involved?
To get involved, if you or your organisation belongs to the City of Manchester, download the Manchester Carbon Literate City Commitment: and complete, sign and return it to MCLC@carbonliteracy.com.
If you or your organisation would like to do more to support or represent the Manchester Carbon Literacy City then email MCLC@carbonliteracy.com to explain your interest and ambition and request a conversation with an advocacy consultant.