How can you help your church on it's journey to Net Zero Carbon?
General Synod voted in February 2020 for the whole of the Church of England to achieve net zero carbon by 2030. The vote recognised that the global climate emergency is a crisis for God’s creation and a fundamental injustice. The Synod asked for a plan to be made, setting out how to get to net zero carbon. That plan is called the Routemap. It was written by the Net Zero Carbon sub-committee of the national Environmental Working Group and went to consultation from October 2021 to February 2022 and the responses received shaped the final version. It was approved by General Synod in July 2022.
Find out more about the Diocese of Ely's response to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 on this area of the website, including hints and tips to help your church on it's journey to Net Zero Carbon.
A Practical Path to Net Zero Carbon
- A Church of England guide to help every church achieve net zero carbon. Find out more here.
Energy efficiency in Churches
- A Church of England guide to help churches make both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ changes to reduce energy use. Find out more here.
Heating
- Advice and Guidance on heating churches. Find out more here.
Energy Footprint Tool
- Deigned by the Church of England for each parish to measure their carbon footprint. Find out more here.
Carbon Offsetting
- Climate Stewards provides an easy way to offset carbon. Find out more here.
Green Journey
- An Energy Consultancy Scheme, which offers churches a hassle-free way of switching to 100% renewable energy suppliers. Find out more here.
Solar Panels
- Most churches are a potential location for solar photo-voltaic (PV) panels. Find out more here.
