Low Energy Sustainable Schools

LESS CO2

About Ashden

We champion and promote practical, local

energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the

environment, reduce poverty and improve

people’s lives.

About Ashden

• Founded in 2001, 150 winners from around the world to date.

• Rewarding innovation, excellence and good practice.

• Building skills and know-how.

• £7.5 million of business support leveraged for Ashden winners.

• A source of current, reliable information on sustainable energy.

• A voice for our winners.

Ashden International Award winners

• Improving incomes, health and education.

• Reducing CO2 emissions, deforestation and environmental

degradation.

Meanwhile, closer to home…

UK Ashden Awards

• Rewarding clean energy, education and behaviour change

initiatives.

• Winners from businesses, charities and local authorities across the

UK.

Sustainable Travel Awards

Ashden and schools

Why LESS CO2?

• Potential cost savings –

schools in the UK spend

£400 million per year on

energy.

• Share the expertise of

Ashden School Award

Winners

• Energy is hardest area to

tackle.

Objectives

• Save CO2 emissions and spending on energy bills.

• Integrate energy into lesson plans and curriculum.

• Increase energy awareness and develop a ‘whole school’ culture

of sustainable energy use.

What we offer

Four workshops.

Support from a LESS CO2

mentor.

A free professional energy

audit of your school.

Advice on the steps

needed to reduce energy

use across your school.

Support to overcome

hurdles along the way.

What we expect from schools

• Full attendance – lead

member of staff and pupils

attending all workshops.

• Feedback and liaison with

mentors.

• Energy monitoring:

recording energy use at

least monthly.

• Share your learning,

successes and failings with

other schools on the

programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSEMct5WciE

Ashden Winners

Thank you

Alex Green

alex.green@ashden.org

075 88886360

www.ashden.org