Preparing for decarbonization: K12 schools

If you only have time to do three things to push climate action and decarbonization forward at your school, what should you do? That’s the type of question we hoped to shed some light on in this webinar. We understand that the folks doing sustainability work at K12 schools usually do so as a part-time job or volunteer work. With limited time and resources, we want to help you find the most impactful actions you can take. That starts with understanding decarbonization itself.

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Presenters

Chris Lewis, Vice President of Engineering at GreenerU
Madeline Rawson, Project Manager of Planning at GreenerU
Craig Altemose, Director of Programs at GreenerU

Agenda

Decarbonization is a complicated topic, and this webinar peeled back the engineering jargon to get to the most essential components of decarbonization. To do this, presenters covered the following topics:

Organizing energy data in a tool like EnergyStar Portfolio Manager
Using energy data to roughly calculate building emissions
Explanation of decarbonization pathways and what they mean
Guidance on the type of external expertise you need during this process
Summary of the high-level steps to engineering and implementing a decarbonization solution
Guidance on financial resources