Through ten students’ unions in England, the project trained student volunteers in practical energy efficiency auditing skills, then deployed them to community organisations and small businesses in and around their campus to help reduce community carbon.
From helping to bridge closer links between students, students’ unions and the community to providing students with valuable skills the Carbon Ambassador scheme showed what can be achieved by students, businesses and the community working collectively in the battle against climate change.
Project Outputs
Number of volunteers recruited / trained: 254
Number of audits completed: 92
Number of audits reports filed: 92
Number of energy-saving actions identified: 1,050
Of the 1,050 no cost or low cost recommendations (from the 92 audits filed), they comprise total identified savings of £46k and 124 tonnes of CO2:
- A total of £27k annual cash savings highlighted through no cost actions
- A total of 58 tonnes of CO2 highlighted through no cost actions
- A total of £19k annual cash savings highlighted through low cost actions
- A total of 66 tonnes of CO2 highlighted through no cost actions
The types of venues audited were as follows:
Resources to Download
For organisations who would like to self audit using the Carbon Ambassadors auditing checklist and recommended resources please download the following documents:
For more information on the Carbon Ambassador project, please contact us via carbonambass@nussl.co.uk.
Carbon Ambassadors is run in partnership with NUS, sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.