Environment

Net Zero Carbon

Help your church cut its carbon footprint. Choosing the right actions for your church will help meet the prophetic call from General Synod for all parts of the Church to be net zero carbon by 2030.

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Energy Footprint Tool

The Energy Footprint Tool is a free-to-use tool that enables parishes to measure their carbon emissions for churches, halls and other parish buildings. Increasingly, the results are important, as their completion is often a condition of funding and grants. It is a helpful way of kickstarting carbon reducing projects as we journey together to reach net zero carbon. 

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Eco Church Award

The Eco Church Award is a helpful and engaging resource created by A Rocha UK. It focuses on assisting churches on their joruney to net zero and is free of charge for parishes to use.

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Policies

In March 2021 the Peterborough Diocesan Synod committed to becoming net carbon zero by 2030. Our Diocesan Environmental Policy and the Model Parish Environmental Policy reflect that commitment.

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Maintenance on church buildings

Regular, cyclical maintenance can make a significant difference to the carbon footprint of church buildings. 

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