Kerry ETB’s Climate Action Plan 2023-2025

Aileen O’Connor

Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) developed our first-ever Sustainability Strategy in 2020. Marking Kerry ETB’s commitment to increasing sustainable practices across our schools/centres/campuses and raising awareness through teaching and learning. This strategy has now come to an end, and we are currently in the process of developing the Kerry ETB Climate Action Plan 2023-2025. This plan will focus on energy management and other sustainable initiatives and confirms Kerry ETB’s commitment to reaching Public Sector energy targets in 2030. The Kerry ETB Climate Action Plan 2023-2025 will be developed to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency, and promote renewable energy sources.

This new plan will help us become more sustainable as an organisation and contribute positively to our local environment. In 2022, Kerry ETB engaged the services of 3rd party energy consultants to carry out audits across a number of our schools/centres/campuses. To identify areas of improvement of energy usage, which will be included in the Kerry ETB Climate Action Plan 2023-2025. We are committed to reducing our energy consumption and improving our energy efficiency. We will invest in energyefficient equipment, install renewable energy sources, and introduce energy-saving initiatives.

Kerry ETB will also introduce a range of sustainability initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint. These include reducing waste and water usage, increasing recycling, and investing in green technologies. We are also committed to educating our staff and students about sustainability and encouraging them to take action to reduce their own carbon emissions. We understand that this is a significant undertaking, and we are committed to doing our part to reach the public sector energy targets by 2030. The Kerry ETB Climate Action Implementation group will be meeting in early 2023 to finalise and assist in implementing the plan. Please let your line manager know if you are interested in joining this group. We would love to hear from you.