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Is BC the best place on earth for schools to go neutral?
The short answer is probably, ‘Yes!’.
The long answer is obviously a lot more nuanced than this. So let’s take a look…
The benefits of British Columbia as a location for schools going carbon neutral:
- Approximately, 95% of all BC electricity comes from renewable sources,
Other locations that come into the top 10
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2. Utilities:
- Your total electricity usage for the last 12 month period. In kWh. If your provider uses renewable sources, the percentage of your electricity which is renewable.
- If you use gas for heating, the name of the gas unit your provider uses, and, the number of units of gas that you used in the last 12 months.
- If you use heating oil, the amount of oil you used in the last 12 months. In Litres.
- The number of people that use the internet on a normal day.
3. Transportation:
- Number and type of busses used for daily student transportation.
- Average number of kilometers traveled in 12 months for each bus type.
- Total amount of kilometers traveled by other school vehicles (pickups, school car etc.).
4. Excursions & Trips:
- Total kilometers flown by students (how far x number of students) in 12 months.
- Total kilometers flown by staff (how far x number of students) in 12 months.
5. Purchasing:
- Total number of electronic devices bought last year.
- How much spent on stationary last year. In US$.
- Number of books bought every year.
5. Trees:
- Total number of trees (over 1.5m) on campus.
About you, your school, location etc.
Power, heating, cooling & internet
Busses, coaches & school vehicles
Where you and your students fly
The things you buy on regular basis
