Published on:
17
July 2012
St. Mungo's Primary School has won an energy saving competition held by Clackmannanshire Council's Facilities Management Service.
The competition, run annually and open to all Clackmannanshire educational establishments, is judged by the level of gas and electricity usage measured in comparison to previous years.
The first prize of £1,500 was won by St Mungo's Primary School who managed to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 27%.
Second place went to Park Primary who reduced their emissions by 26% and received £1,000 with third place going to Clackmannan Primary, who achieved a 22% reduction and picked up £500.
Convenor of Clackmannanshire Council's Education Committee, Councillor Ellen Forson, said: "This year proved to be very successful with 23 schools reducing their emissions compared with the previous year.
"This contributed to a reduction of 16% across the Education estate saving 310 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
"This, and similar activities, show the Council's commitment towards reducing its emissions in line with the Climate Change Declaration and its targets in the Local Authorities Carbon Management Programme."
Each school which achieved a reduction also received £100 for their efforts.