about the workshop

How to Measure a Carbon Footprint has been designed to support organisations in identifying their emissions and measuring a simple carbon footprint.   

It is being offered as a Pilot to members of Museum Development North only at this stage.

This 2-hour online trainer led session covers the following:-

• Identify your organisations (activities that create) emissions and organise them into scopes

• Calculate your organisations carbon footprint using information about emissions usage and online tools

• Know where to find resources, signposting, and support

By the end of the workshop, learners will have a clear plan of how to gather the information they need and calculate a simple carbon footprint.

ATTENDEES

• Must work or volunteer for a museum which is a member of Museum Development North

• Must be the only representative from your organisation to attend (if multiple members of your team would like to be trained please contact us directly)

• Will work or volunteer for an organisation based in England (due to funding restrictions)

• Are expected to have a Carbon Literacy level knowledge of climate change before attending this workshop

This training is a starting point for organisations who want to work towards following the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol principles.  It is not designed for organisations who need to report their emissions to the government.

HERITAGE CARBON REDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAMME - FURTHER INFORMATION

This 'How to measure your carbon footprint' workshop is part of a collection of training offers from Historic England to support organisations on their journey to Net Zero. 

This training programme consists of:

• How to Measure your Carbon Footprint trainer-led workshop

• How to Write a Carbon Reduction Plan trainer-led workshop

• Heritage Carbon Reduction e-learning (coming Autumn/Winter 2025)

• Heritage Carbon Reduction deep dive webinars (coming 2026)

Date

Location

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