Reducing Energy Use Through Behavioural Change: Carbon Literacy Training for Archives in the UK

This paper reviews the process of adapting the Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit to develop a course specifically for the archive sector, Carbon Literacy for Archives, Records and Special Collections. This toolkit was launched to the sector in spring 2024. It discusses why carbon literacy (CL) is important, covering the benefits, co-benefits and what CL is. It examines the impact of carbon literacy training (CLT) on greenhouse gas emission and energy use reduction, and why CLT is so effective in generating the transformational behavioural change that is needed to create a sustainable future.Este art & iacute;culo revisa el proceso de adaptaci & oacute;n del kit de herramientas Carbon Literacy for Museums para desarrollar un curso espec & iacute;fico para el sector de archivos, Carbon Literacy for Archives, Records and Special Collections. Este conjunto de herramientas se lanz & oacute; al sector en la primavera de 2024. Se analiza por qu & eacute; la formaci & oacute;n sobre carbono (fC) es importante, abarca los beneficios, los beneficios colaterales y qu & eacute; es fC. Examina el impacto de la capacitaci & oacute;n sobre carbono (CsC) en la reducci & oacute;n de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y el uso de energ & iacute;a, y por qu & eacute; CsC es tan eficaz para generar el cambio de comportamiento transformador que se necesita para crear un futuro sostenible.