Energy Footprint Tool
The easy-to-use Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) will tell your church what your ‘carbon footprint’ is annually, based on the energy you use to heat and light your buildings.
You can find the Energy Footprint Tool on the Online Parish Returns System.
The system uses the information already submitted about your church to populate your answers.
This means churches will only be asked for a small amount of additional information. You will need your previous years electricity and gas/oil bills to hand.
The Energy footprint tool is open from January to July every year to submit your previous calendar year figures.
Overall, the Energy Footprint Tool helps build a national picture of the Church of England baseline and progress towards becoming net zero carbon by 2030. It also allows you locally to know where you are starting from and how much progress you are making.
Below are links to two videos which you may find helpful to watch prior to filling out the EFT:
