History
Green Week themes to date:
| Year | Theme | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Don’t waste an opportunity |
Drive to increase recycling rates on campus. |
2004 |
Waste Costs: Practising the Three R's |
Waste reduction, reuse and recycling. |
2005 |
Our Environment: Where we work and live |
General environmental awareness on the campus. |
2006 |
Take the Initiative and Make a Difference |
How to get plugged into environmental initiatives. |
2007 |
How far can you fly with zero emissions? |
Climate change and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions. |
2008 |
Climate Change or Climate Challenge? |
Climate change and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions. |
2009 |
Kill-a-watt |
Energy reduction and energy efficiency. |
2010 |
Tackling the Carbon Crunch |
Climate change and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions. |
2011 |
TCD - College Green or Green College? |
How each and every member of the college community can make an impact on the greening of the college campus. |
2012 |
Green Flag Campus. Think Global, Act Local |
Preparation and education for Trinity becoming a Green Flag Campus. |
2013 |
Trinity's Green Gathering |
Highlighting TCD's application to become Dublin's first Green Campus University. |
2014 |
Recycling Makes Cents |
Emphasis on waste minimisation and recycling options on campus. |
2015 |
Go Green |
How to start small and grow good individual environmental habits. |
2016 |
Stand up and Be Green |
How to take individual ownership of environmental habits. |
2022 |
Repairing our Broken Food Systems |
Raising awareness of the faults in our current global food systems and celebrating food, biodiversity and regenerative farming |
2023 |
Healthy Planet, Healthy People |
Celebrating the 21st Green Week, this year focused on the need for leadership, collaboration and systems change if we are to avoid the tipping points from global warming and biodiversity loss. |