Carbon Literacy Certification Training
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This full-day in-person training is offered by the San Diego nonprofit, In Good Company (IGC). IGC delivers accessible climate education to drive justice-centered action. Our mission is to transform climate curiosity into a catalyst for environmental justice through education and engagement. Learn more about IGC at www.IGC.earth.
SCHEDULE
9:00 am - 6 pm, Sunday, October 5, 2025
The venue is accessible via MTS route #3.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
OVERVIEW
This action-oriented training is designed for community members who are concerned about the climate crisis and want to take ambitious action to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. If this describes you, please join us!
The training uses San Diego-specific case studies and is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, the international accreditation body for Carbon Literacy. Topics include greenhouse gases, their potencies, the carbon cycle, disproportionate causes and consequences of the climate crisis, self-care, and strategizing for individual and collective impact.
A certificate in Carbon Literacy will prepare you to:
Turn climate anxiety into climate action,
Land a job advancing climate solutions or take on climate initiatives at your current employer,
Jumpstart your ability to advance climate justice solutions in your community, and
Become part of a supportive climate community focused on the individual's role in collective action.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, you should be able to:
Clearly explain the most important changes we need to make as a society to reach zero carbon.
Create at least one significant, new action within your individual control to reduce carbon emissions. This includes explaining why your new action is significant and how it reduces carbon emissions within your individual control.
Create at least one significant, new action involving other people to reduce collective carbon emissions via your workplace, community or place of education. This includes explaining why your new action is significant to this wider group and how it reduces the wider group’s carbon burn.
CERTIFICATION
By completing the training and providing sufficient evidence of your participation, understanding, and action, you will earn a certificate in Carbon Literacy from the Carbon Literacy Project and IGC. Certificates are uniquely numbered with your details and held in a secure database by IGC for verification by employers or other external bodies. Certificates do not expire, they belong to you, the individual certified, and they travel with you as evidence of your Carbon Literacy. Learn more about the Carbon Literacy Project and their global reach here.
REQUIREMENTS
To get the most out of the training, you will be required to:
Agree to IGC's community conduct guidelines;
Attend the entire session. If you experience an emergency and cannot complete the full day, contact your Facilitator directly; and
Complete and turn in the Participant Details and Evidence Form.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Carbon Literate San Diegans gain access to IGC's group chat where they join members of previous cohorts to network, share resources and advice, and contribute to the growing Carbon Literacy community. The group chat is also used for sharing IGC social events, volunteer opportunities, information on becoming a Carbon Literacy Facilitator or Trainer, and more.
YOUR LOCAL CARBON LITERACY TEAM
This training is designed by Dr. Adrienne Fusek, IGC’s Executive Director and founder. Adrienne is a certified Carbon Literacy Trainer with a professional background in adult education, training, and international postsecondary education. In addition to managing IGC, she teaches Environmental Sciences and Sustainability at San Diego State University (SDSU). Learn more and connect here.
Dr. Rashad Burden is a sought-after speaker, presenter, consultant, and coach in the areas of organizational leadership, strategic leadership, creative leadership, intergenerational management, and mission clarity. He has more than twenty years expertise in creative leadership and cultivating community. Skilled in facilitating intergenerational initiatives, community enrichment events, and spiritual growth experiences, Dr. Burden is experienced in navigating eclectic contexts to maximize productivity and innovation. Learn more and connect here.
FEE
The fee is $295 and includes the Carbon Literacy Project evaluation and certification fee. If your evidence of training engagement, understanding, and action is determined to be insufficient, we will work with you to provide the Carbon Literacy Project additional evidence through a structured answer paper. Please note that reassessment entails an additional processing fee and becoming certified Carbon Literate is not guaranteed.
We have made every effort to keep the fee as low as possible while covering administrative expenses. If the fee is a barrier to your participation, we particularly want you to be part of our Carbon Literacy community and encourage you to apply for a full or partial scholarship. Thanks to generous donors, we have a limited number of scholarships. If you are awarded a full or partial scholarship, you must commit to completing all training requirements including the Participant Details and Evidence Form (view a sample form). You will receive guidance and support in completing the form throughout the training. If you have any questions, please email us at carbonliteracy@igc.earth.
QUESTIONS?
Please feel welcome to contact us at carbonliteracy@igc.earth if you have any questions. You may also find the list of frequently asked questions helpful.
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