carbon footprint study how we can reduce our impact on the environment carbondecisions
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Carbon footprint study
How we can reduce our impact on the environment
CarbonDecisions
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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Bus
Train
Walk & car
Car
Bicycle
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
