The POP Germany team considers it necessary to closely observe the carbon footprint of the students and teachers in order to enable the students to create a more climate-friendly environment. The commuting habits of all the students and teachers were studied to and from school, and data on energy consumption was evaluated, resulting from the use of electricity, heating and also from the amount of waste that needed to be combusted. Since a high amount of photocopying paper is used at the school, the amount of CO 2 resulting from the process of producing the paper was also taken into account.
On the basis of the comprehensive data that was obtained, the annual rate of CO2 emission in school has been calculated, which will serve as a reference value to prove whether the project’s future measures will prove successful.
