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Carbon footprint study

How we can reduce our impact on the environment

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Contents

• What is climate change?

• The school’s carbon footprint

• What we can do to reduce the footprint

The greenhouse effect

Carbon emissions: growth

What will climate change mean?

What is a carbon footprint?

A carbon footprint puts a number on the amount of greenhouse gases from:

• an individual• a country• a school

Carbon footprints are expressed as kilograms or tonnes of CO2.

School's carbon footprint

Utilities61%

Travel19%

Purchases and waste

20%

The School’s annual footprint is

132 tonnes of CO2

= 70 X new

School's utility footprint

Electricity59%

Gas37%

Water4%

School's commuting profile

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School's travel footprint

School trips6%

Business travel2%

Commuting92%

Waste: school kg

Landfill 2110Paper recycling 920Plastic recycling 100Organic 100total 3,230

School's waste footprintPaper

recycling15%

Organic3%

Plastic recycling

7%

Landfill75%

How our school compares to 14,000 schools in the UKCO2 benchmark (energy)

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Best practice Good practice Typical Bad practice Saint Patrick's

kg/m

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How we can continue to reduce the school’s footprint

1. Reduce energy usage

2. Switch to renewable energy

3. Change how you get to school

4. Reduce, reuse and recycle

CarbonDecisionsjohn.walsh@carbondecisions.ie

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