It’s hard to know where to start to have the biggest impact. To make a significant difference you’ve got to tackle the biggest problem and that means a little detective work. The pie chart on the front shows the carbon footprint of the average school or college but we know that you’re not average. So it’s worth doing some investigation. Talk to the staff responsible for each area to ind out a little more. Try this simple carbon footprint calculator to build up a picture of where your carbon comes from.
Carbon Detectives
is a website to help all schools to find out their carbon footprint. It’s really straightforward to use and they divide the carbon footprint into the same areas as us. They have really useful templates which you can use for your food, waste, transport and energy surveys.
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