Want to know your net zero from your carbon neutral? Understand more about extreme weather and why it matters? Let us help. Whether for your professional development, your business planning or just out of personal interest, our environmental experts at The Northern Eco offer fun, friendly, and easy to understand training workshops online or in small groups. Sarah Hartley also speaks at conferences and public meetings talking about climate and journalism. Scroll down for upcoming dates on both.

We offer two different training options:

1. Introducing Carbon Reduction
   The perfect introduction for anyone new to carbon reduction. We’ll help with an action-orientated workshop that gives you or your business all the tools you need to get started on your carbon reduction journey.You’ll gain an idea of your footprint, understand the emissions of everyday actions, and build a visual plan of your own.  It has been designed to be a fun, fast, interactive workshop over less than two hours and is suitable for individuals or teams in a workplace. Delivered regularly online (see below) or can be booked for an in-person workshop at your business. A recommended first step on your journey. Find out more and book a session here.

1. Carbon Literacy for Journalists
   As the title suggests, this course was designed for journalists but is in fact suitable for anyone working in a communications field. Unlike the introductory workshop above, this course is is fully-accredited one-day Carbon Literacy live online course. This course covers:
   • The science behind climate change
   • Social equity and climate change
   • What you can do to act on climate change
   • Strategies and skills for communicating about climate change

Climate Literacy for Journalists will provide you with the knowledge and tools to have a beneficial impact both at an individual and a systemic level. This course is a deep dive into carbon dioxide emissions and the climate crisis. We will look at: the science of climate change; the impact of changes in the climate, locally, nationally and internationally; the possible futures we can choose from; and the actions we can and should take. The course has a UK focus, but participants from any country are welcome to attend. Find out more and book a session here.