Cumbria Action for Sustainability continued the roll out of their new climate science training this month with a free Climate Fresk session for Cumbria Sustainability Network members. Working alongside Zero Carbon Cumbria groups from across Cumbria were invited to take part in the Climate Fresk course. The aim was to reach as wide a audience as possible, and help CAfS gain vital feedback for future courses.

The Cumbria Sustainability Network is a network of community groups from across the county. They work within their local area to develop projects that that promote a sustainable way of living and decarbonisation. You can find out more about the network here.

Climate Fresk is a new 3 hour course exploring climate science, causes and consequences. It is card-based, dynamic and accessible, looking for connections, causes and consequences of climate change.

Members of the CSN were invited to take part in the card-based session, as well as given time to meet other sustainability network members. The session finished with an exploration of different projects across Cumbria and how they fit with the Zero Carbon Cumbria emission baseline. This allowed for some cross-pollination and hopefully inspired some new projects!

The Carbon Literacy Training Manager from Cumbria Action for Sustainability Hazel Graham, explains about the day:

“There was such a buzz in the room. A real feel of collective learning, joint problem-solving, a sense of engagement and focus. The interactive session inspires conversation and allows those taking part to debate and grapple with the issue, developing a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change. We’d love to offer that experience to many more people, so in September we are running our first ever public Climate Fresk for Cumbria , and our team can come out to an organisation or community and run a session there.”

You can find out more about Cumbria Action for Sustainability’s Climate Fresk events here.