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Climate Ambassadors

Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.

Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisors

Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.

Understand your energy use

An energy review will give you an understanding of how your setting consumes energy and where it comes from. This will enable you to make improvements, like switching to green tariffs.

Complete an energy review

An energy review assesses your setting's energy consumption patterns, sources, and efficiency levels. It involves doing a walk-through of your site, and analysing your energy bills.

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Engage with your energy suppliers and partners

Talk to the companies that provide your setting's energy about your sustainability goals. They can support you in a variety of ways.

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Agree some initial energy efficiency and decarbonisation aims

Set some short-term goals, interventions and behaviour changes to reduce your energy consumption and increase the energy efficiency of your setting.

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Plan to switch to renewable energy tariffs

Identify when and how you will transition your setting's energy consumption to sustainable sources such as wind, solar, or hydroelectric power through the use of renewable energy tariffs.

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Arrange energy awareness training for relevant staff

Organise educational sessions to increase your staff's understanding of energy usage, energy saving behaviours and efficiency measures. Give staff the knowledge to make informed decisions about energy usage.

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