Event:: 'Green Campus: Think Global - Act Local'

Trinity College Dublin.

Senator David Norris with the support of the College’s Day Nursery Play Group class will launch Green Week 2012 Green Campus: Think Global - Act Local on Monday 20th February at 1.15pm on the steps of the Examinations Hall on Front Square.

An exciting programme of events is planned for the 10th Annual Green Week, 20 – 24 February, including a variety of talks, displays, walks, and a number of competitions. Events include the Green Fair in the Arts Building on Tuesday 21st February showcasing ethically produced goods, services and products to ensure sustainable living, a talk arranged by the Trinity Centre for Biodiversity Research titled Urban Biodiversity: What does Dublin’s wildlife do for us? by well-known environmental commentator, Éanna Ní Lamhna and a debate on nuclear energy hosted by the College Environmental Society. Wednesday 22nd February will be ‘Alternative Transport Day’ encouraging staff and students to use more environmentally friendly transport.

The 10th Simon Perry Memorial Forum focussing on the theme Think Global – Act Local, in association with Engineers Ireland & Young Engineers Society, will be chaired by comedian Abie Philbin-Bowman and include speakers such as Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan TD, Managing Director of Kingspan, Gerard Whelan and Joe Borza of EnergyElephant.com. Other events include an environmental photography and art competition, an energy competition and a pub quiz with all prizes sponsored by Kingspan as well as guided walks highlighting Trinity College’s trees, bird life and buildings, workshops on growing your own vegetables and advice on ‘Bee-keeping’.

The theme of Green Week 2012 Green Campus: Think Global - Act Local is aimed at highlighting to the College Community the importance of how individual actions impact on our environment. The collective impact of small individual actions can be very significant in terms of the local environment. Individuals do make a real difference and Green Week 2012 will be challenging every member of the College Community to make a contribution to achieving the aim of creating a ‘Green Campus’ where sustainability will be a part of every aspect of College life.

Green Week 2012 will see Trinity College continue the work required for the College’s Green Campus Flag campaign to which the College signed up to in 2011. The Green Campus programme, run by the Environmental Education Unit at An Tasice, is a seven step programme for fostering environmental awareness in third level institutions which links to everyday activities and study, and ties in with the operational requirements of complex multi-use facilities. The College aims to have secured the Green Campus Flag by Green Week 2013.

TCD Green Week is a unique opportunity for the entire College Community as well as visitors to the College to celebrate nature and it provides a forum to encourage the exchange of experience and tips on best practice for reducing carbon output and other ways to protect the environment both within and outside College.

Attend the launch and be in with a chance to win a top of the range city bike - make sure you get your ticket for the raffle at the event to win on the day! Also there will be spot prizes for the best dressed 'Green' male and female at the launch.