Net Zero Carbon and Environmental case studies

Here are some practical examples of what churches around the country have done to cut their energy use and work towards "net zero carbon". 

If you know about a project which can be included within these examples, and you are proud of what you've achieved locally and think others could learn from it, please contact us at [email protected].

Use the Text Search to narrow the results that appear. You can use topic terms such as 'Solar' or 'Electric Heating', building types, resource types, listing statuses and dioceses, based on the Keywords associated with each case study.

  1. Residents are evacuated on a small boat

    Responding to extreme flooding events

    Keywords; Written Case Study, Diocese of Carlisle, Parish Church, Grade II-listed Building, Climate Resilience, Flooding

  2. Austwick Church of the Epiphany from the road

    A biomass boiler almost halves the energy bills of a village church

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Biomass, Grade II-listed Building, Diocese of Leeds, Parish Church, National Park, Written Case Study

  3. Exterior image of Snaith St Laurence Priory

    Responding as an emergency flood centre

    Keywords; Written Case Study, Climate Resilience, Grade I-listed Building, Parish Church, Diocese of Sheffield

  4. Evidence of wildfire around Wennington St Mary & St Peter Church

    Protecting a church from wildfire

    Keywords; Climate Resilience, Wild Fire, Diocese of Chelmsford, Parish Church, Grade II*-listed Building, 

  5. Church House Portsmouth showing array of PV panels from above

    Portsmouth Cathedral cuts the energy use of Cathedral House

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Solar, Energy Efficiency, Micro-CHP, Diocese of Portsmouth, Office, Written Case Study

  6. Willesborough St Mary

    St Mary Willesborough underfloor heating

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Energy Efficiency, Underfloor Heating, Grade II*-listed Building, Diocese of Canterbury, Parish Church, Written Case Study

  7. Aerial shot of Beaminster

    Low-cost, low-carbon heating infrastructure in St Mary's Beaminster

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Energy Efficiency, Heating, Heat Pump, Underfloor Heating, Solar, Grade I-listed Building, Diocese of Salisbury, Parish Church, Written Case Study

  8. St James Piccadilly from street level

    St James' Piccadilly tackle their energy use

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Eco Church, Renewable Energy, Solar, Community, Energy Efficiency, Grade I-listed Building, Diocese of London, Parish Church, External Example

  9. Radcliffe

    Recovering from floods alongside the community

    Keywords; Written Case Study, Parish Church, Grade I-listed Building, Diocese of Manchester, Climate Resilience, Flooding

  10. Bowling St Stephen from the front

    A biomass boiler warming the heart of an urban community

    Keywords; Net-zero Carbon, Biomass, Diocese of Leeds, Grade II-listed building, Parish Church, Written Case Study