1. Carbon footprint study How we can reduce our impact on the environment CarbonDecisions

2. Contents What is climate change? The school’s carbon footprint What we can do to reduce the footprint

3. The greenhouse effect

4. Carbon emissions: growth

5. What will climate change mean?

6. 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 CO 2.

7. The School’s annual footprint is 132 tonnes of CO 2 = 70 X new

11. How our school compares to 14,000 schools in the UK

12. How we can continue to reduce the school’s footprint

13. 1. Reduce energy usage 2. Switch to renewable energy

14. 3. Change how you get to school 4. Reduce, reuse and recycle

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