The role of knowledge sharing in our fight against the climate crisis
Why talking about challenges, lessons, opportunities and more is critical in ensuring success
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.”
This quote by Chinese philosopher Xun-zi provides a succinct and accurate interpretation of our experiences with life and learning.
As defined by the Oxford Dictionary, ‘learn’ is a verb that means to gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, from being taught etc.
Alongside the commentary we’re hearing about the growing need to address the climate crisis on a global scale, we often reference this important skill.
That is why at Salix we’ve launched a new series of webinars designed to help us share our knowledge across the sector.
Our director of public sector decarbonisation Ian Rodger said: “When it comes to our net zero challenges, there is still a large amount of learning that we need to do in order to achieve the ambitious targets that we have set.”
When it comes to our net zero challenges, there is still a large amount of learning that we need to do in order to achieve the ambitious targets that we have set.
The UK public sector has long recognised that it has an important role to achieving our 2050 net zero target. So, too, has it recognised its role within what we hope to be a world-leading approach to these goals.
At Salix, our teams are proud to support public sector organisations across the UK with estate decarbonisation projects that reduce carbon emissions, boost energy efficiency, save money, remove people from fuel poverty and reduce their impact on the environment.
Through our work, we are constantly meeting passionate and knowledgeable people with a wealth of knowledge in energy efficiency and estate decarbonisation. These experts are always happy to share their learnings to help others achieve success.
To support this we’ve launched The Decarbonisation Dialogue for England and Showcasing a Sustainable Scotland for Scotland.
We’re welcoming anyone interested in this agenda and from the public sector to join us.
At these events, speakers who have worked with us through government-funded schemes such as the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund, the England Recycling Fund, Scotland Recycling Fund, Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme and more share their insight.
Ian said: “We’re in a unique and exciting position being public sector where the people and organisations we work with are keen to share their experiences with others.
“These inspiring people and organisations truly care to share and support others to flourish and succeed in their own programmes of work, for it is a shared responsibility we all have to reach these net zero goals.”
These inspiring people and organisations truly care to share and support others to flourish and succeed in their own programmes of work, for it is a shared responsibility we all have to reach these net zero goals.
Wherever you are on your estate decarbonisation journey, these sessions could help you to learn something new which you can then take back for your own projects.
So, if you’re ready to join the conversation, to learn, to teach or to listen, then join us on either Wednesday 27 November or Tuesday 3 December for these not-to-miss events.
Hosted from 2pm to 3pm on Microsoft Teams, they are accessible and convenient for you to join at your leisure or on-the-go. You can partake in the discussion or be a fly on the wall, it’s all about what works best for you.
Don’t delay – register to attend today!
- The decarbonisation dialogue: November informal knowledge-sharing session
- Showcasing a sustainable Scotland: an informal knowledge-sharing event
Have questions or want to join as a speaker in a future event? Contact [email protected] to state your interest.
Now, back to the topic of learning…
Ian added: “Learning from one-another, sharing knowledge, discussing our challenges, successes and the things in between is absolutely crucial if we are to succeed in becoming a net zero society.”
To reduce our impact on this planet we call home we must learn about what activities we engage with that are causing harm, we must learn what behaviours and activities we need to change, we must learn about what the impacts will be if we do not take action, and we must learn what we can do to make a real difference.
Although not a fully extensive list on all there is to learn about the climate crisis, these provide a snapshot into just how much learning there is to do about this problem to address it at scale.
To finish as we had started, it would only be appropriate to do so with a quote. As Phil Collins who once said:
