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Game based climate learning and carbon literacy

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Share the climate science in a fun and accessible way

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We created our ‘How Bad Are Bananas?’ Carbon Footprint Games as a solution to easily start conversations around climate change with all audiences.

We invented our Carbon Literacy courses to bring motivation, hope and understanding back into climate learning.

We layer our Carbon Footprint Games and Carbon Literacy courses with robust climate data from Professor Mike Berners-Lee book ‘How Bad Are Bananas?’ and top with a generous helping of fun and bananas!

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Effective at instigating change

Players identify and resonate with the comparisons and messages the game teaches as they use their own experience of the world to reach an answer

‘The Great Carbon Footprint Game is a fantastic conversation starter for engaging students and staff in dialogue about carbon emissions and their personal carbon footprint, whatever their background knowledge about sustainability.’

The ability to match up items from very different spheres of our carbon footprints really leads to some 'moments of mild shock' and reflection in the reveal of their impact!

Unique carbon footprint conversation starter

Unique carbon footprint conversation starter that provides a gateway learning experience into the world of sustainability and climate action

We've found that this [the game] was an amazing conversation starter and the cause of a lot of strong debates!

[Using the small games at a school Open morning] ‘led to some great conversations and levels of surprise in prospective parents,’

Based on science

The ‘How Bad are Bananas?’ book by Professor Mike Berners-Lee underpins all data used in the game and is the most up-to-date compendium of carbon footprint research in the UK

‘Educating about climate change is tricky and challenging. Dr Emma is a superb educator and facilitator in her own right. Add in the How Bad are Bananas carbon footprint game and it takes it to a whole other level of engagement. If you want the mix of climate science and fun interactive carbon literacy look no further.’

‘We used the game for the first time at an Estates and Facilities away day with an audience ranging from colleagues with no environmental interest to career professionals. The game started many interesting conversations and busted a few myths along the way. I thought the event went brilliantly’

Instant learning results

Players are able to personally identify with the issues rather than coming to the learning out of context, creating a more accessible, fun and fast approach which has a lasting effect on the learner

‘I didn't really focus much on sustainability or recycling in my personal life. I learnt [with the game] in just short of an hour how important sustainability is and how we should all do our part in the society to make the world a little more greener!’

‘Using gamification enables players to engage with a complex subject, sparking interest and deeper conversations about how we overcome sustainability challenges. The footprint of tomatoes always catches people out!’

Attention grabbing and fun

The only behaviour changing tool that puts ‘fun’ as it’s main objective, connecting actions, choices and behaviours together to empower individuals to make impactful choices

The game is a great tool to have at events and attract people over to the stand. The game is a great icebreaker to initiate conversations with people get them involved in your event.

‘We used it during our 5 events following Manchester and it was a huge hit.  We had far more engagement than we normally do and it is all because of the game.’