Carbon Awareness – Online Course The Carbon Awareness Online Course provides learners with essential knowledge of carbon emissions, climate change, and practical steps individuals and organisations can take to reduce their environmental impact. Designed to reflect the standards of leading awarding organisations such as BPEC, Cert-ain Certification, and LCL Awards, this course combines general carbon literacy with realworld examples from the construction industry, without limiting its relevance to other sectors. This theory only online programme helps learners understand the causes and effects of climate change, the UK’s pathway to Net Zero, and how daytoday decisions across all job roles contribute to carbon reduction. It is suitable for backoffice staff, frontline workers, new entrants, housing professionals, maintenance teams, sustainability leads, and anyone who wishes to strengthen their environmental awareness. This course incorporates the major UK policies and frameworks that influence carbon reduction in homes, businesses and publicsector organisations: UK Climate Change Act 2008 (Amended 2019) UK Net Zero Strategy Environmental Act 2021 Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) Framework Building Regulations – Parts L & F These frameworks help learners understand why carbon reduction matters and how their work contributes to it. Course Overview Learners will gain a clear understanding of: Core Carbon Concepts  What carbon emissions are and how they contribute to global warming  The greenhouse effect, climate tipping points & extreme weather trends  Global warming potential (GWP) and different greenhouse gases UK Strategies & Carbon Targets  Why the UK has committed to Net Zero  How policies and regulations shape industry behaviour  How individual actions support organisational targets Energy Use & Daily Behaviours  The link between electricity, gas, transport and carbon output  Why reducing energy demand is as important as renewable energy supply  Practical steps anyone can take to cut emissions Construction Based Illustrations These examples help visualise carbon in the real world:  Carbon impacts of materials (concrete, steel, plasterboard, hempcrete)  Low carbon technologies (heat pumps, solar, hydropower, wind, tidal)  Circular economy & waste hierarchy  Sustainable design & modular building  Embodied carbon vs operational carbon  Renewable energy trends and local case studies Climate Change Impacts  Extreme weather  Floods, droughts, sea-level rise  Resource use, water cycles, biodiversity loss Practical Carbon Reduction Actions  Energy efficiency in buildings  Waste reduction  Travel choices  Workplace behavioural changes  Responsible sourcing and procurement This broad approach ensures the course is relevant to all industries, all job roles, while maintaining depth and accuracy.