Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Energy mini journey - take action
Reducing energy not only helps the environment, but reduces your costs. This is a hand-picked list of the energy actions that can make the biggest impact.
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Agree some initial energy efficiency and decarbonisation aims
Set some short-term goals, interventions and behaviour changes to reduce your energy consumption and increase the energy efficiency of your setting.
Plan a session on energy consumption in your behaviour change programme
Educate your whole community on the importance of energy conservation and energy saving behaviours. This will provide your community with the awareness, desire, knowledge and ability to practice energy saving habits.
Identify opportunities for renewable energy generation
Assess opportunities to install on-site renewable energy generation, such as solar panels or canopies, ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers, or small wind turbines.
Engage a specialist to complete a decarbonisation survey
Identify a suitable professional to assess your setting and identify opportunities to reduce your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The specialist will conduct their survey and then provide you with a detailed plan which sets out practical steps to lower your carbon footprint.
Plan to switch to renewable energy tariffs
Identify when and how you will transition your setting's energy consumption to sustainable sources such as wind, solar, or hydroelectric power through the use of renewable energy tariffs.