Climate Change and Heritage
Our Climate Change and the Historic Environment programme delivers training that will deepen understanding of the role that the historic environment can play in climate action and aid the deployment of existing and emerging government policies, legislation and good practice on climate change.
The programme is aimed primarily at local authority historic environment services, planning officers, other professionals whose advice-giving or decision-making affects the historic environment and heritage organisations involved in climate change adaptation or mitigation measures affecting heritage.
Programme aims
The programme aims to:
- Deepen understanding of the impact of climate change on the historic environment and the role it can play in climate action.
- Improve knowledge and increase confidence to advise on planning policy related challenges and to deliver practical measures for climate mitigation, adaptation and risk management.
- Share knowledge and current research with a focus on technical conservation.
- Support heritage organisations that are working towards achieving Net Zero.
Module 1: What is Climate Change?
An introduction to climate change covering what it is, what causes it, and what the effects and impacts are. This course also covers the deeper international and UK-centric policies towards climate change.
Module 2: Climate Change and Heritage
This course explores how climate change might impact heritage in the UK, including the threat of climate-driven loss, the positive role heritage can play in helping to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and how society's responses to climate change can impact heritage.
Course sign-ups coming soon
Historic England is supporting a project to deliver approved climate literacy training for small, medium enterprises in the heritage sector. The training will improve awareness of carbon consumption and the individual steps that can be taken to reduce carbon and work towards net zero.
Repairing and adapting existing buildings presents a more sustainable option when compared to demolition and new construction. A good retrofit will successfully reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions (both operational and embodied), whilst improving health and comfort. This course provides a view of the differences between traditional and modern construction, focusing on fabric performance, building use and heritage significance, to highlight risks of retrofitting traditionally constructed buildings.
Training
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Email
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Address
EC4R 2YA
