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Positive Actions for People, Nature & Climate is a Carbon Literacy course, over three online sessions of between 2½ to 3 hours.
Email [email protected] to register your interest. Courses starting in July and August 2026 are free Courses starting in September are:
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Donations through the Good Exchange fund-raising page are very welcome to help keep training free to as many people as possible.
More information about registering
- You only need to register in advance for the first session, & you don’t need to commit to the same time each week - people often move between groups or months.
- Priority may be given to people from the Newbury area.
- Please give your location, & your preferred start date(s) when you get in touch.
- Please confirm you are over 18 years.
- In addition to any training costs, there is a £10 fee to become independently certified by the Carbon Literacy Project as Carbon Literate.
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This accredited, open course focuses on the evidence, affordability, & practicalities of a range of actions we may be able to take – from the food we eat & how we heat our homes & workplaces, to the way we travel & what we buy – while recognising that tackling the equality, nature, & climate crisis shouldn't be left to individuals, schools or organisations alone.
The course has information from a wide range of sources including the Climate Change Committee & the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. There's time for reflection & discussion, & you will also be supported to develop two low-carbon actions for certification as Carbon Literate. All slides are shared. These are consistently rated as a valuable & accessible resource. Please don't share them without permission. Since July 2025, over 80 people have been trained including
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Everyone said they are more confident making sense of conflicting information & having well-informed conversations.
As of June 2026, over 250 low-carbon actions have been pledged including
With many thanks to the National Lottery, Newbury Town Council, Greenham Trust, Veolia, East Garston Eco Group, Newbury Friends of the Earth, Hungerford Environmental Action Team, &of course, the Nature and Climate Network team for all their support.
As of June 2026, over 250 low-carbon actions have been pledged including
- more plant-rich meals
- electrifying heating & travel when appropriate
- moving to climate-friendly banks & pensions
- reducing carbon emissions from, eg uneaten food, poor insulation, digital habits
- nature-based carbon uptake projects
- education, campaigns & politics
With many thanks to the National Lottery, Newbury Town Council, Greenham Trust, Veolia, East Garston Eco Group, Newbury Friends of the Earth, Hungerford Environmental Action Team, &of course, the Nature and Climate Network team for all their support.
Comments from people completing their training in 2026:
- I really enjoyed the calmness of the course. I’ll go back and review the slides and links, which feel like a trusted source of information. I feel more confident talking to others. I also learnt lots from the other participants, and this made me feel not alone.
- I learned such a lot. Not just with things to do immediately, but also further down the line.
- We got the counter-arguments to give us more ammunition against people who want to influence us.
- A whole 360 view has opened up - it’s been a massive journey. The course has been superb for a broader awareness. Seeing the stats helps counter misinformation and ignorance - as an engineer, I love a fact or two.
- It was very comprehensive and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s really opened my eyes. I’ve had to use just about all of the myth busters regularly since the course & that's just friends & family!
- The facts and figures give me a better understanding of my own footprint and I am excited to take more targeted action.
- I’m already in step with a lot of the information and actions. The system needs to change. We all have one vote which is equal. I’m engaging with politics.
- I feel more plugged in at the local level. I am more clear about what I already do that is working, and there is so much more I can do.
- Filled a lot of knowledge gaps, and most surprising, where we bank can dwarf everything else.
- A lot of information is new, and I’ve taken on quite a lot. Not so much facts & figures, but more in general, and I’ve started to pass on information at work.
- A great course. It was really informative and I really enjoyed the sessions and in particular talking to other people. I am super happy that I did the course. It was so educational.
- Fascinating and stimulating - a wonderful course! I was so happy to have participated.
- Brilliant course, given with such clarity and positivity.
- A great course, superbly delivered with calm conviction.
- Very interesting and thought provoking course which has helped me to think about how I am going to prioritise my much needed move to reduce our own carbon footprint.
- It opened by eyes to all the good work going on, and I’ve found like-minded people in my community.
- Through all the despair there is hope! The course has helped to prioritise what I will do in the future with good ideas and tips for me, friends and family.
- Carbon Literacy has prompted me to accelerate actions that I perhaps knew I needed to take to reduce my climate impacts, but hadn’t quite got round to… The timing was perfect - the comprehensive summary of the chilling facts about the warming climate and the positive encouragement that we can all make big changes as individuals has got me over the line on at least 3 big transformations in just 3 weeks.
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Our trainer: Pat brings together 15 years' experience in scientific research and a further 15 years in education, alongside ongoing projects with local communities, councils and schools, to help develop low‑carbon actions that fit our lives, work and circumstances.
Pat has recently halved her own carbon footprint and as a result, the household bills are lower, her family is healthier and their home is warmer - more info here. |
Pat talks to local groups about reducing our impact on nature and climate. Recent talks include the Athena Network in West Berkshire, Shalbourne Gardening Club, Thatcham Town Council, and the Newbury Branch of the United Nations Association. She also brings a table top 'Positive Actions' display to events, and takes visitors through a short survey to find out what local people are already doing for nature and climate. Please email [email protected] for more information.
With thanks to Veolia for their support towards Pat's recent certification as a Level 2 trainer.
With thanks to Veolia for their support towards Pat's recent certification as a Level 2 trainer.
