Net Zero
Sick of feeling powerless in the face of the climate crisis? Find out how to track and reduce your carbon footprint in just four lunchtime sessions with this Carbon Literacy Project certified programme.
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When
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Got questions?
Do you know the difference between net zero and carbon neutral? Or even carbon negative and carbon positive? What do all these terms mean?!
Would you love to reduce your carbon footprint, but if you’re really honest, you’re not even sure how to go about measuring it?
If that sounds like you, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
Net Zero is a Carbon Literacy Project certified programme that will teach you how to measure your carbon footprint, how to reduce your carbon footprint, and why the hell it matters.
I have even created a carbon footprint calculator for designer-makers to take the pain out the maths – and provide bespoke recommendations for how to reduce it.
The programme will also give you the confidence to talk about the decisions you’re making around carbon in your marketing.
Want in? Sign up below…
Why join us?
- Get clarity on the terms associated with carbon emissions
- Gain the confidence to talk about your own carbon footprint and the steps you are taking to reduce it in your marketing
- Get access to a carbon footprint developed especially for artists, designers and makers with bespoke recommendations based on your results
- Learn how to measure your carbon footprint and how to reduce it
- Meet a group of like-minded creative folks on the same journey as you
- Find the hope, positively and agency in amongst the doom and gloom
- Get formerly certified with the Carbon Literacy Project
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Introducing: Cultivating Hope in the Face of the Climate Crisis
A free three-part mini-course delivered direct to your inbox that will help you to:
- Identify and name the difficult feelings – this is not about ‘toxic positivity’ but about acknowledging what’s really going on for you
- Work through those feelings and move them out of your body
- Move you out of ‘fight or flight’ mode and into a calm and connected state
- Reconnect with nature for its proven benefits for your mental health, because you need to feel better before you can do better
- Spend time really engaging with nature to fill your cup and inspire you to take action
- Find environmental actions that align with what you’re good and what you enjoy so that you’ll want to keep doing them
- Audit what comes into your world to protect your sense of hope moving forward
Hey, I'm Katie Treggiden
Katie Treggiden grew up surrounded by the natural world. An idyllic Cornish childhood spent in boats, on the beach or exploring the countryside was augmented by a fascination with nature documentaries, particularly those by her childhood hero David Attenborough. She read biology and marketing management at Oxford Brookes University, deepening her understanding of environmental issues while honing her communication skills, before embarking on a successful 12-year career in advertising, marketing and brand strategy.
In 2010, Katie shifted gears to become a craft and design journalist, focusing on creativity as a positive agent for social change. Having written four books, established an award-winning blog and an independent magazine, as well as contributing to publications such as The Guardian, Viewpoint, Design Milk, Crafts Magazine, Elle Decoration and Monocle24, she undertook a master’s degree in the history of design at the University of Oxford. She set herself an informal question to guide her research: ‘Can craft save the world?’ She graduated in 2019 with, not only a distinction and papers on feminism, bio-facture, repair and the plastics crisis to her name, but with an answer to the question that has become the ‘North Star’ for an emerging body of work about the role that craft and design can play in sustainability and the circular economy. It was during her time at Oxford that she laid the groundwork for her fifth book, Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure (Ludion, 2020) and her podcast Circular with Katie Treggiden. Since then she has launched Waste: A Masterclass and Making Design Circular, her membership community for designers and makers who want to feel proud of contributing to a thriving planet with every product they make.
She was the founder and first president of women’s network Bloom and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts – and despite having written an entire paper on the evils of Coca-Cola, she still has a Diet Coke habit she can’t quite seem to shake!
Find out more about Katie by following her on Instagram or listening to her podcast.
Timetable
BEFORE WE START
- Read, Watch & Listen list for those who want to go deeper
- Access to a private online community to share your progress
DAY 1
- Why carbon emissions and climate change are relevant to you and your clients and customers
- What the craft and design industries can do to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change
DAY 2
- What greenhouse gases are and their relationship with climate change
- How the climate is changing in different parts of the world and how we know this is caused by human activity
- How these changes are likely to affect us in different parts of the world and within our business or creative practices
DAY 3
- How our actions impact the amount of greenhouse gases produces and how we can reduce them
- Calculating your own carbon footprint
- Scope 1,2 & 3 emissions and the difference between net zero and carbon neutral
- The pros and cons of offsetting
DAY 4
- How you can do your bit to reduce your carbon footprint
- The importance of meaningful, significant and material actions
- Your personal and group action pledge
- Getting certified
What
Where
When
- 4 x lunchtime sessions 12pm – 1.30pm GMT
- Monday 6, 13, 20 & 27 February 2023
- Replays will be available if you can’t join us live
- Access to the community group and all materials until the end of March
Your investment
£350
£420 inc VAT if payable
If that level of investment would leave you unable to meet the basic costs of running your business, or if you are part of a marginalised community that has been traditionally excluded from sustainability work, there are a limited number of bursary places available. Please email me for more details.
No refunds will be available, so please think carefully before making the commitment to join us.
NB This programme is included within Making Design Circular and membership only costs £97 + VAT per month, so you may want to simply join the membership instead.
Net Zero is for you if...
- You want to reduce your carbon footprint, but aren’t sure where to start.
- You are a designer-maker, artist or design student making your own products, or making prototypes for manufacture.
- You used to feel really proud of working with your hands, but increasingly have a creeping sense of guilt about putting more yet more ‘stuff’ into the world.
- You are up for spending some time understanding both the science and the truth of the climate emergency we face, before digging into what we can do about it. There is a real emphasis on positive action, but we don’t shy away from the realities.
- You are ready to put the time and effort into creating genuine change and helping me to do the same, by providing feedback and a testimonial at the end of the course.
- You are already actively doing feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist and LGBTQIA+ inclusion work or, at the very least, you firmly believe in equity and equality for all people and are open to learning more.
- You have any special needs that I can support by adapting the way learning materials are delivered or conversations take place – just let me know.
Net Zero is not for you if...
- You do not believe that climate change is caused by human activity and/or you don’t believe that there’s anything we can do about it.
- You already know how to calculate your carbon footprint and are taking tangible steps to reduce it year on year.
- You are not ready to set aside four lunch hours (or catch the replays) to make time for this work
- You are not ready to spend some time outside of the course doing a small amount of homework and also pulling together the figures to calculate your own emissions
- You demand perfectionism – we value progress over perfection
- You are not ready to invest financially in learning how to measure and reduce your carbon footprint.
- You are looking for an immediate and tangible ROI or business support.
- You are uncomfortable with traditionally marginalised voices being centred in conversations. This course aims to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for women, people of colour, disabled people, those with neurodivergencies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
- You have a terrible internet connection – everything is delivered digitally.
Frequently Asked Questions
- There are 4 x live lunchtime sessions 12pm – 1.30pm GMT
- Monday 6, 13, 20 & 27 February 2023
Fear not, you will get a replay the same day so you can catch up in your own time.
If you are in the UK, we have to charge you VAT. If you are not in the UK and outside the EU, we will not charge you VAT. If you are in the EU, we have to charge VAT unless you provide a VAT number, in which case we don’t. Simple, huh?! But don’t worry, when you enter your details into the payment cart, VAT will be added automatically if you do need to pay it. If you’re having any trouble entering your VAT number, make sure the two-letter prefix (eg DK for Denmark) matches the country you’ve entered in your address. Give us a shout if you’re having any trouble and we’ll get you sorted.