4 optimise your energy
Knowing where your carbon is emitted in your practice is the first step to managing it. And there is a really easy way to find out - that's free! It doesn't measure the impact of pharmaceuticals, but it shows you what your carbon impact is in terms of energy use, building use, travel and all non-clinical activities. There are loads of ways of reducing your energy use, saving time, carbon *and* money - try the options here!
Non-clinical carbon calculator
Dr Matt Sawyer, another fabulous Greener Practice Network member, has developed a free calculation tool for any practice to use. It's a great baseline tool to work up from ...
Cornwall Energy Audit programme
Our Small but Mighty team has developed a partnership with the brilliant Community Energy Plus charity in Cornwall to offer low cost energy audits for GP practices. They're already underway and wow, they are unearthing some fantastic possible savings for busy and cash-strapped practices. If you want to get yours, contact Emily now and she can get it all moving for you.
Centre for Sustainable Energy, Bristol
If you're elsewhere in the SW, you might want to contact CSE and see if they can offer support - they operate over the country so give it a go!
Probus Practice (Cornwall) Business Manager Spencer Casey talks carbon, IT and change ...
Community Energy Plus
Carbon Addict!
Carbon Footprinting