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.