A University of Queensland (UQ) training program is helping individuals and organisations tackle the current and upcoming climate crisis.
UQ said that after a successful pilot, the UQ Business School had become an accredited partner with the Carbon Literacy Project and was the first university in Australia to launch a Carbon Literacy Program.
Director for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) at UQ Business School, Cle-Anne Gabriel (pictured) said carbon literacy was a term used to describe the knowledge and capacity to act on climate change.
“We’re empowered to partner with the Carbon Literacy Project to help the community and organisations understand the impact of their daily activities on the climate and highlight the steps they need to take to reduce their carbon footprint and advocate change,” Dr Gabriel said.
She said after completing the short course, participants underwent a pledge and assessment to become certified as carbon literate via the Carbon Literacy Project, a global not-for-profit organisation specialising in climate action training that has certified more than 20,000 people worldwide.
Co-founder of the Carbon Literacy Project, Phil Korbel said partnering with UQ was an important step in spreading awareness about climate change and would give participants the tools to reduce emissions at a personal and corporate level.
“The partnership with UQ is ground-breaking for the Australian education sector and helps to build a network of carbon literacy training to embed climate action throughout the institution and broader public,” Mr Korbel said.
More information about the Carbon Literacy Program can be accessed at this PS News link.
