There is not long left to submit your 2024 data for the Church of England’s Energy Footprint Tool.
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.
For more information and answers to FAQs, see our Energy Footprint Tool page.