Emissions and Environmental Surveys With Faith Actors: A Pilot Project With the Episcopal Church in the Philippines

The document details a pilot project involving the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP) to measure GHG emissions across various assets. The survey categorized assets into five types—including churches and schools—and analyzed emissions from energy, water, waste, and refrigerants. Findings revealed that schools have the highest per-individual-asset emissions (153.78t), primarily from refrigerants, while churches have the lowest (6.31t), primarily from energy. The ECP intends to repeat the survey annually to track emission reduction targets. The paper also offers a step-by-step guide for other faith actors to adapt the model, recommending the use of asset inventories, internal communications, and coordinator training.

• The pilot survey calculated GHG emissions across four sectors—energy, water, waste, and refrigerants—for five asset types, including churches, schools, and buildings.
• On a per-individual-asset basis, schools produced the highest emissions at 153.78t, with refrigerants being the primary contributor, whereas churches produced the lowest at 6.31t, with emissions driven mostly by energy consumption.
• A majority of Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP) assets already employ emission reduction and mitigation strategies, specifically reducing electricity consumption, harvesting rain water, tree-planting, and raising environmental awareness.
• The ECP intends to integrate the survey into its annual parochial reports by rerunning the measurement process every year.
• Recommendations for other faith actors adopting the survey tool include conducting training for survey coordinators, establishing an asset inventory, ensuring adequate resources, and initiating early internal communications.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Emissions and Environmental Surveys With Faith Actors: A Pilot Project With the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. https://www.wri.org/research/emissions-environmental-surveys-faith-actors-pilot-project-episcopal-church

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Emissions and Environmental Surveys With Faith Actors: A Pilot Project With the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/emissions-environmental-surveys-faith-actors-pilot-project-episcopal-church.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendemissions, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Emissions and Environmental Surveys With Faith Actors: A Pilot Project With the Episcopal Church in the Philippines}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/emissions-environmental-surveys-faith-actors-pilot-project-episcopal-church}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }