Sustainable school’s environmental efforts
A SCHOOL conscious of its impact on the environment has announced it sources 100 per cent of its energy from renewable fuels.
Portsmouth High School, part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, gets more than 50 per cent of its energy from wind, with the other 46 per cent from biodegradable fuels, biogas, hydro and landfill gas.
Headmistress Jane
Prescott said: ‘The UK is in transition. The current rate of consumption of natural resources is unsustainable, we need to be more efficient whilst making the most of our resource base of raw materials and energy.
‘In doing so, we also help fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the wider economy.
‘The girls at Portsmouth
High School are enthusiastic and engaged, and have a voice to suggest new ways of recycling and being energy efficient.’
Speaking at an online school assembly, during national Geography Awareness Week, Year 13 student Amelia Spencer discussed the school’s efforts.
The environment prefect said: ‘Portsmouth High
School has done a great deal to be environmentally friendly, from sourcing 100 per cent of our energy from renewable sources to ensuring all our food packaging is biodegradable.
‘The school uses SUEZ recycling and recovery services, which aims to reuse, recycle, or recover the majority of waste, contributing to a circular economy.’