Historic England’s new Carbon Reduction Training for the Heritage Sector is open for workshop bookings today!
Having previously run a wide variety of forward-looking carbon literacy workshops and webinars – including their fantastic resources linked here – Historic England are now launching a new suite of workshops and webinars which move organisations on to the next stage: not only understanding your carbon footprint, but also now looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions.
Previous Participant Testimonial: “I think the content of the course will really help the sector get started on this and I am looking forward to the next session.”
You or your organisation may have previously done Historic England’s Heritage Carbon Literacy training but now want to take your organisation’s commitment further.
So, what is carbon reduction all about?
Carbon reduction is the aim to reduce carbon emissions, which can be done on an individual, organisational, and wider sector basis. Thinking about your carbon footprint and ways to reduce this helps ensure your organisational sustainability. It can also tie in with existing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.
There are a huge number of easy, cheap actions your and your organisation can do to reduce carbon emissions – and Historic England’s new programme will help you identify what reductions to make, how to carry these out, and how to embed this within your longer-term governance goals.
Historic England’s Carbon Reduction Training Programme
Heritage Carbon Reduction Workshops Are Now Open!
Workshop 1: How to Measure a Carbon Footprint (Sept – Dec 2025)
Previous Participant Feedback: “Really helpful first session about carbon footprinting – seems simpler now than I originally thought.”
Historic England’s timely workshop aims to demystify carbon footprinting and bust the jargon. The process is broken down into digestible steps and leave you confident in your ability to measure your organisation’s first simple carbon footprint.
Click here to sign up for the workshop!
Workshop 2: How to Write a Carbon Reduction Plan (Sept – Dec 2025)
Previous Participant Feedback: “It demystified the whole process and broke it down into easily manageable chunks.”
This useful workshop breaks down how to write a basic carbon reduction plan that is aligned with your organisation’s aims. You will leave confident in your abilities to engage your team with the plan and know how to embed it within your governance.
Click here to book your workshop space now!
Are You & Your Organisation Eligible?
These workshops are aimed at heritage organisations in England who:
- Run or manage heritage sites that are open to the public – for example, industrial heritage sites, historic vessels, historic houses, castles, archaeological sites.
- Provide heritage services – for example, archaeological contractors, conservators, heritage advice, membership and professional accreditation organisations
- Freelancers/ volunteers/ trustees working in the sector.
Please note, Historic England can only fund one place on each workshop for each organisation. Your attendee should be the person in your team who is responsible for, or supporting, the development of their organisation’s carbon footprint and carbon reduction plan.
Educational establishments, local authorities, and private owners are not eligible to sign up.
Attendees at the workshops are expected to have a Carbon Literacy level knowledge of climate change before attending, but prior attendance on a Carbon Literacy course (including Historic England’s Carbon Literacy Training course) is not a requirement.
Historic England are currently running Carbon Literacy training sessions from Tuesday 2nd September until Thursday 22nd January 2026 – why not book on today using the above link!
The Heritage Carbon Reduction Network
Organisations can additionally benefit from joining the new Heritage Carbon Reduction Network, a free online peer-to-peer community that Historic England are running alongside the event programme.
Found on Historic England’s Knowledge Hub, anyone interested in Heritage Carbon Reduction can gain news, information, and engaging ongoing conversation with other heritage organisations and professionals to achieve our shared aim of carbon reduction.
Why not join? First, sign up for a free Knowledge Hub account. Then, join the free Heritage Carbon Reduction Network Group (Knowledge Hub) here!
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