Conduct an Audit

Once a Cool School Challenge team is in place and ready to start reducing emissions at your school, the next step is to conduct an audit to learn how much CO2 is being emitted -- and from where.

Begin by learning how to conduct an energy audit of your own classroom, estimating CO2 emissions from electricity, heating, waste and transportation. Then, student teams recruit teachers from throughout the school (as many as possible!) to participate in the Challenge, and conduct audits of each of their classrooms to find CO2 reduction opportunities. This information will be used to develop an action plan, outlining the various ways the classroom can reduce CO2 emissions.