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CUT THE CARBON!
Global warming is already causing climate changes,which have been catastrophic for many countries.
Everyday actions add to
carbon emissions
Heating our homesschools and offices
Driving our cars
Flying on holiday
Using the bus or the train
Cooling our cars, homesoffices and schools
Cooking our meals
Powering electricalappliances
Lighting our homes, schools, offices and streets
Manufacturingproducts
Delivering goods and services
DeforestationCharging our game stationsand mobile phones
What’s it to me?
Why cut the carbon?
The greenhouse gases we create as a school make up our carbon footprint
In the UK today, schools currently create 2% of all carbon emissions
A target which all UK schools are working to achieve by 2020.
2020
Our Challenge is….to reduce our carbon footprint by 34%
How can our Energy Display Meter help us cut carbon?
We can see how much electricity we are using
Our Energy Display Meter will help us to think about how we can reduce our electricity use
We can identify when and where we use more electricity
use
The Zero Carbon Task Force TargetTo cut the carbon we need to take a number of steps:-
turning down
green energy
switching off
Reducing energy waste
Making greener choices
renewable energy
Reduce energy need
Explore energy use
by
Campaign for greener choices
We are all responsible for global warming, so we all need to take responsibility for changing the way we live today to
ensure a sustainable future for all our tomorrows….