{"id":99417,"date":"2021-02-12T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=99417"},"modified":"2021-02-12T05:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T10:00:35","slug":"church-times-c-of-es-carbon-footprint-calculated-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=99417","title":{"rendered":"(Church Times) C of E\u2019s carbon footprint calculated for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The carbon footprint<\/a> of Church of England buildings<\/a> has been calculated for the first time. The estimate is that parish churches use about 185,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year.<\/p>\n

The data has been gathered by the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT), an online calculator built by the statistics team at Church House, Westminster, which allows parishes to input their energy usage and discover how much carbon-dioxide equivalent they are using (News, 4 September 2020<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Once churches have entered their data, the tool offers advice for how they could cut their energy usage, and a simple comparison on how they are doing compared with churches of similar size.<\/p>\n

It is hoped that wider usage of the EFT will help to push the Church towards meeting its target, set by the General Synod<\/a>, of reaching net-zero emissions by 2030 (News, 14 February 2020<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Bishop of Salisbury<\/a>, the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, the C of E\u2019s lead bishop on the environment, said that the 2030 target had inspired Anglicans everywhere to \u201cpick up the pace\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS CALCULATED ITS CARBON FOOTPRINThttps:\/\/t.co\/F2fcdwKrpK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Green Anglicans (@Greenanglicans) February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n