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<p>The Church of England is committed to reducing its own carbon footprint and is
developing several strategies to deliver this, including across its 44,000 properties
and schools.</p><p>The General Synod at its meeting in February 2020 committed the
Church to report back in three years time on whether it could meet the ambitious target
set by the Synod of decarbonising the Church by 2030.</p><p>One of the first steps
has already started and many listed buildings have started exploring installing new
renewable technology to improve their energy use. A good example is Gloucester Cathedral,
a grade 1 listed building, which has managed to install solar panels on its roof.</p><p>The
Church is working with A Rocha to recognise achievement by church buildings and dioceses
with Eco-Church awards at either bronze, silver or gold standard.</p><p>A new initiative
the Church has developed is an energy rating tool for church buildings, which calculates
the energy consumption of the parish church. It takes into account factors including
the type of power the parish uses, whether they are on 'green' tariffs, the size of
the building and usage.</p>
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