News from within the Collective
In late 2021, Speak Carbon began working with global law firm DLA Piper to develop a bespoke Carbon Literacy training programme. Since then we have developed and delivered projects for six different firms, including our ongoing work with Osborne Clarke and Foot Anstey, with projects with several more firms in the pipeline. By December 2025 …
Against a backdrop of international conflict, economic instability, and political polarisation, efforts to reach Net Zero continue. As is often noted in Carbon Literacy training, even if we ended all greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, the effect of those already present in Earth’s atmosphere would continue to impact habitats, industries and communities for decades to come. …
At Speak Carbon, we understand the power of story. We see again and again in our sessions that more than anything else, authentic story-telling is what moves people the get engaged and take action. Along with those stories however, its also really important to be able to demonstrate the positive impact those actions are having. …
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We are really excited to announce the launch of a two-year project working with Broadband provider Quickline. Throughout 2026 and 2027, Quickline will continue to build their full fibre network across North Yorkshire, connecting dozens of rural communities to fast and reliable broadband. As part of this project, Quickline have asked us to partner with …
In June 2025, I delivered Carbon Literacy training to a group of year-nine students at Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School in Leeds. As part of the session I asked the students to write – alone or in groups – postcards from their future, to their current selves. These postcards talked about their family lives, …
In August 2021, Speak Carbon Collective incorporated as a Community Interest Company in order to deliver Carbon Literacy training to anyone and everyone across the UK. That makes the 13th of August our official birthday, but our story actual starts a little while before that. Back in the summer of 2020, when many of …
Mike Bonsall of Treligan has been a friend of Speak Carbon’s since the very start. Mike and Pete were working together on some other sustainability projects when the idea of setting up a training collective first started to form. Since then, Mike and Treligan have widened their scope and have done work on various sustainability …
In December 2023, we published our first ever infographic. These are the updated numbers one year later. 2024 was an incredible year for Speak Carbon. Having achieved Platinum CLO status in 2023, we went on to become only the eighth Carbon Literacy Training Organisation in the world. Our Carbon Literacy work is really important to …
Report on Speak Carbon’s 2nd annual conference When you all work from home, the value of meeting in one room cannot be underestimated. Working remotely has its benefits. It can reduce emissions when the distances to get to the office are considerable. However, the debate is on as to whether a nearby commute is more …
The Carbon Literacy Project (CLP) now requires anyone delivering Carbon Literacy training to be accredited as at least a Carbon Literacy Facilitator. Due to the high quality training provided by Speak Carbon via our Training Professionals programme, the CLP has approved the programme as a unique fast track pathway for those wishing to gain first …