The journey

A clear, five-stage path from baseline to action.

V2 brings the entire carbon journey into one platform — nothing left to do offline, nothing locked in a spreadsheet, nothing lost when staff change.

Stage 01

Register & verify

  • 01Create your account with email verification
  • 02Search the UK schools database or create a new setting
  • 03Add multiple authorised users for your school
  • 04Link to a parent group (MAT, LA, faith group) if applicable

Stage 02

Gather your operational data

  • 06Energy — electricity, gas, heating oil, biomass
  • 07Water consumption
  • 08Waste — general, recycling, food
  • 09Travel — staff commuting, school transport, trips
  • 10Procurement — food, paper, ICT

Stage 03

Calculate

  • 11Guided, step-by-step data entry by emissions category
  • 12Inline validation against PNZ Advisory ranges
  • 13Save progress, resume later, pre-fill from prior year
  • 14Submit and generate your footprint

Stage 04

Report

  • 16Total emissions in tCO₂e
  • 17Breakdowns by category and scope
  • 18Benchmarks against similar settings
  • 19Historic trend across reporting periods
  • 20PDF and CSV export

Stage 05

Plan

  • 21Translate findings into a Climate Action Plan
  • 22Set, track and update reduction targets
  • 23Assign owners and review dates
  • 24Download your plan for governors and the DfE

Ready to baseline your setting?