The Diocese of Bath and Wells, along with the Church of England, has set itself the target of achieving net zero carbon (CO2e) by 2030. In order to achieve this we diocese needs to track its progress by measuring our energy use. The Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is key to achieving that for our churches. Most church emissions come from energy used by their buildings (mainly electric and gas for light and heat). Using the data collected from each church through the EFT, we can calculate not only the individual church emissions of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), but it also gives us a diocesan-wide indicator.
While 65 per cent of churches in our diocese filled out the EFT last year, up from 40 per cent last year, we hope to further improve that figure and get as close to a 100 per cent completion rate in the future.
Filling out the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) may seem like an overwhelming process, but as the following guides illustrate, it really is very straightforward.