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Northumberland Council

… members will be offered Carbon Literacy training, which will lead them to be certified as Carbon Literate. The individual climate action commitment made by each councillor as part of the training will be published in the ‘county councillor information’ section of the council website. Service Reviews The CCC recommends that councils “conduct policy and service reviews to align policy, spending…

… Climate Champions – we will provide community groups with the knowledge, training and toolkits necessary to develop their own local climate change action plans Free Tree Scheme – we will be running this popular scheme again with the aim of giving away a free tree for every household in Northumberland Carbon literacy training will be delivered to our staff New Capital Projects We plan…

… Slavery Increased use of SME and Local suppliers This policy recognises that, whilst wider supply chain issues are outside the scope of the Council’s 2030 net zero target, the Council has an ethical and moral responsibility to reduce global emissions and environmental degradation in any way that it can. Carbon Literacy Training The Sixth Carbon Budget, produced by the independent Climate…

… and Senior Director training.”6 In line with this recommendation, and to support the implementation of the carbon impact assessment and refreshed CSR policy, the Council will introduce Carbon Literacy training for both staff and councillors. The ‘Local Authority Carbon Literacy Toolkit’ has been developed specifically for local authorities by the Carbon Literacy Trust, funded by BEIS…

… an organisational cultural change in its approach to the climate emergency, by creating an informed, motivated workforce and elected membership. This will be crucial for the success of internal policy mechanisms, such as the net-zero policy assessment and service reviews, and for the county to achieve net-zero by 2030. In early 2021, implementation of Carbon Literacy training will be piloted with select…