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Description

Carbon Footprint Simulation Workshop: Modelling Pathways, Making Trade-Offs and Committing to Action

A team-based simulation in which every individual and collective choice translates into a measurable climate pathway

  • 0.5 days — 3.5 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Messages about climate change often produce paralysis rather than action. Most people sense that their own behaviour matters without knowing which choices truly move the needle, or where personal decisions end and collective ones begin. The discussion then stalls between individual guilt and the assumption that governments or large organisations will handle it.

This three-and-a-half-hour workshop is built around a simulation played in teams. Participants estimate their starting footprint, select actions round after round, vote on collective measures and watch the resulting pathway unfold. The session closes with written commitments.

Learning objectives

  • Estimate your individual carbon footprint based on your everyday habits
  • Assess the effect of individual actions on a reduction pathway
  • Distinguish levers that depend on personal choice from those requiring collective decisions
  • Weigh up several actions according to their cost and their impact
  • Formulate personal and professional commitments at the end of the simulation

What makes this programme different

The simulation is played in teams and displays the effect of each decision in real time
Individual levers and collective decisions are compared on the same pathway
The workshop closes with a written commitment chosen by each participant

Programme

1Starting point and individual footprint

Knowing where you stand

  • Components of a household carbon footprint
  • Transport, housing, food and consumer goods
  • Estimating your own starting profile
  • Comparing profiles within the group

2The collective simulation

Playing out the decades ahead

  • Rules of the game and sequence of rounds
  • Selecting individual actions and their cumulative effects
  • Collective measures put to a group vote
  • Reading the pathway obtained at the end of each round

3From the game to real action

Turning play into concrete decisions

  • Debriefing the trade-offs made during the game
  • Sharing the effort between individuals, organisations and public authorities
  • Identifying levers that can be activated in your own professional setting
  • Setting out personal commitments in writing

Who is it for

Employees, managers, public sector representatives and members of sustainability teams who wish to connect individual behaviour with collective decision-making.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.