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

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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….