Record temperatures: The June - July - August (JJA) season for 2023 was the warmest globally by a large margin. And records were broken across the world together with extreme climate events. What can we do to help slow this trend and to demonstrate our love for God's creation? Cutting our church's carbon footprint is one way. Every little bit we do counts.
The Church of England’s Energy Footprint Tool is now open for churches to enter fuel and power use from 2023.
The data collected from the tool will help your church understand its carbon footprint and will mean you may be eligible for grants to help kickstart your net zero projects.
This work is an essential part of caring for God’s Creation, by helping to combat global heating and climate change.
The easy-to-use online tool will tell your church what your carbon footprint is, based on the energy you use to heat and light your buildings.
To find out how it works, read the instructions sheet here, and watch a short instructional video, created by the Dioceses of Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth. For background information, watch the Eco Church webinar on Net Zero Carbon here.
The EFT will tell your church the amount of carbon produced annually by heating and lighting your church buildings. There are two useful graphs that show you your efficiency scores: one for energy efficiency based on building size and one for attendance. It can take account of separate buildings such as church halls, as long as you have the utility bills for them.
This EFT helps reduce your church’s contribution to climate change and demonstrates care for creation, as part of the Fifth Mark of Mission of the Anglican Communion. Across the world, people are being affected by drought, flood and fire and we are seeing this more and more, even in the UK. Every little bit we can do helps, and it also changes the tide of public opinion.
The EFT is now open for you to enter your 2023 utility bills. It remains open until July 31st 2024.
For more information and answers to FAQs, see our Energy Footprint Tool page.