THE door has opened for thousands of post-primary
students to start working on a project to improve awareness of climate change
and energy efficiency in Ireland.
Organised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of
Ireland (SEAI) and supported by the Better Energy programme and Department of
the Environment, the aim of the One Good Idea project is to increase students’
understanding of energy efficiency and climate change.
This will be achieved by encouraging them to take
individual and collective responsibility for tackling these important issues,
and to highlight how one good idea can make a big difference to our pockets,
ourselves and the planet.
This is a nationwide competition inviting all
post-primary schools to get involved and devise an innovative awareness
campaign that will be judged at a national final in May 2012.
The winning teams will be awarded with thousands of
euro worth of fantastic prizes for both the students and the schools.
Aoife Cannon, Education Programme Executive with SEAI,
said they were delighted to launch the One Good Idea campaign for the fourth
consecutive year.
“Each year the number of students who enter increases
and the standard of projects goes from strength to strength,
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Cannon.
“It is encouraging to see students developing ideas to
raise awareness of important issues such as energy and climate change.
“We are very excited to see what wonderful ideas this
year’s entries come up with.
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