Go Green

What kind of world do you want?

Enabling young people to "Go Green" is not just about raising their awareness to issues such as climate change, it is about empowering them to take action and take responsibility for the kind of world they want to live in.

The future holds many challenges for young people and if they are to Go Green they must embrace sustainable development as a way of thinking. It is not just about recycling bottles, it is about how they organise their lives both at school and when they are out meeting with their friends.

We enable young people to Go Green by training them how to manage their Carbon Footprint. Our accredited award develops the skills that will lead them into a new way of thinking and empower them to make appropriate decisions.
 
A unique aspect of the approach is not just the accreditation, but the fact that the charity trains young people to be carbon footprint trainers. Young people training other young people how to make a difference.
 
Now when a friend asks a friend for advice about Going Green there is someone of their own age to go to for advice and support.

The carbon footprint award was designed through consultation with young people. We asked them what skills they wanted to learn.

The award explains what a carbon footprint is and then teaches young people how they can take positive action to reduce their own, and their families carbon footprint. It is a skill based course that trains them with practical techniques such as;

• How to produce a home energy conservation plan
• How and what they can recycle
• Where their local recycling points are
• Where to buy local sustainable foods so that they reduce food miles
• How to produce a green travel plan for themselves and their family

 The charity is now actively recruiting and training youth Carbon Footprint Trainers and working in schools and youth centres, both in the UK and overseas to enable young people to Go Green.
 
The charity is also working closely with East Sussex YDS. Together we are identifying and training targeted young people who will be working locally to help others manage their carbon footprint.

Enabling your school to Go Green is an opportunity to involve young people. Our Carbon Detective support programme involves identifying and training carbon detectives who will help you monitor and manage your carbon footprint. From school meals to transport we will train and support your carbon detective team in school.

If you would like your school or young people to be trained to reduce their carbon footprint please contact gogreen@youngpioneers.org