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

Carbon footprint study How we can reduce our impact on the environment. Carbon Decisions. 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?.

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

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  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 CO2.

  7. The School’s annual footprint is 132 tonnes of CO2 = 70 X new

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

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

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

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

  12. Thank You !!! CarbonDecisions john.walsh@carbondecisions.ie

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