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Church of England installs rooftop solar panels on 500-years-old chapel

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The 500-year-old chapel at King’s College, University of Cambridge, is one of the most famous church buildings in the UK. Last year, the college began installing 438 solar panels on the roof of the chapel.

The Church of England, with its 16,000 places of worship in the UK, has set a goal for achieving net zero emissions by 2030. Graham Usher, the Church of England’s lead bishop on the environment, said the churches starting small from using LEDs, putting lights on timers, and installing draught excluders, “There’s lots of tiny changes that can be made. And when they are made, they make quite a huge difference.”

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