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Warrington Borough Council

… develop a bespoke Carbon Literacy training course for staff and members. We have made good progress promoting Carbon Literacy in-house. We have achieved bronze status as a Carbon Literate Organisation. Several other Warrington-based organisations are using Carbon Literacy or interested in it. With this experience, we recently bid for funding to develop a support programme to expand Carbon…

… for relatively infrequent events, to planning for a ‘new normal’ where the climate is very different from now. Recent work and challenges There has been no recent activity to adapt our services to deal with the effects of a changing climate. Our internal Carbon Literacy training course highlights a need for this and aims to embed this thinking. Our planned actions Action Undertake a review using…

… Excellence’s bespoke local authority energy collaboration Our planned actions Action Extend Carbon Literacy training across all parts of the workforce Establish an internal Carbon Literacy Alumni network Develop a communications programme to showcase staff actions and council initiatives Expand internal Climate Champions network and increase involvement Embed climate in HR processes…

… and action on climate and ecological issues. More visibility for climate and ecological issues. More pledges of action and action plans More schools signed up to let go zero Greater carbon literacy. Council progress to Carbon Literate Organisation silver status and beyond More organisations adopt Carbon Literacy Warrington Climate Emergency Commission develops as vehicle for promoting…

… Literacy activity. We have also contributed to wider sub-regional partnership work via the Cheshire and Warrington Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Commission. Our planned actions Action Promote action in support of the Warrington climate emergency strategy Promote routes for engagement Extend and embed Carbon Literacy Support partnership work Outcome Greater awareness, engagement…