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Becoming a net zero carbon church
- What net zero carbon means?
- What kind of practical change might it require?
- How do you know your start point?
- What resources are out there to help you?
- Plus inspiring examples from churches around the country
- This group is for those who wish to link with people from other parishes to so you are not alone on a journey towards NZC. We hope this will prove to be an ideal forum for encouragement, sharing and learning on all sorts of aspects such as technology, how to access technical advice, ideas of funding etc.
- If you would like to join our NZC CoP, please complete THIS very short form (which should take less than 2 minutes).
- Choosing the best heating solution for your church
- Finds out about heat pumps, electric heating solutions, and more. What are the pros and cons, what is the carbon impact and what is the future of funding? What are the key questions to ask? How do we reduce demand in the first place by improving fabric? How do we make a persuasive case for change?
- Energy saving quick wins
- Find out where to start if you want to reduce the amount of energy (electricity, gas and oil) that your church uses. Practical steps like setting boiler/heating controls correctly, DIY draught-proofing, timers, water saving, procurement of energy and energy bills, and basic housekeeping measures. Simple steps that don’t cost the earth.
- The effective management of lighting towards net zero carbon
- This webinar covers church lighting - in all forms. Discover how changes in the use of lighting can impact positively on the goal of becoming net zero carbon. Whilst LED lighting is now seen as the most efficient and effective light source it is the extent of use and the management of lighting that determines the energy utilisation and the impact on carbon use.
- Church solar panels
- An introduction to solar PV panel technology, its applications, usage and on-going benefits. It covers the steps that are involved in developing a Solar PV project from assessment, survey, technical and electrical engineering design; council planning and DAC application and approval processes; the introduction of battery storage and information required from churches in order to ensure proposals are as accurate as possible
- The basics of heat pumps
- Decarbonising heat is key to achieving net zero carbon. One way to achieve this is to install a heat pump, but this is only suitable for churches in certain circumstances. This workshop will look at the basics of heat pumps (mainly air source and ground source heat pumps). It will discuss their use, where heat pumps work well, and how to make sure their use is optimised.
This Church of England webpage leads to a series of practical examples of what churches around the country have done to cut their energy use and work towards "net zero carbon". There is a ‘text search’ to help you find examples that meet your particular area of interest. Eg. You can use topic terms such as 'Solar' or 'Electric Heating', etc.
- We will add further information on specific sources of funding when we become aware of them.
- Parish Buying subsidised energy audits – an initiative offering parishes a 50% subsidy towards the cost of an energy audit. We expect this will be launched in early 2025 (further details will be provided when available)
- VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme (now closed)