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From student project to campus reality; how one student is making an impact

EPISODE · Feb 10, 2022 · 26 MIN

From student project to campus reality; how one student is making an impact

from Trinity College Dublin Talks · host Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Student Heather McLean had an idea after a particularly inspiring project on climate action was given by Associate Professor Clare Kelly in her Psychology of Climate Crisis elective. With the help of Head of Catering Moira O'Brien and Healthy Trinity's Martina Mullen, Heather has turned this into a full blown campus experiment. Can we greatly reduce our carbon footprint by eliminating the surcharge on plant-based milks? Listen in to see how the experiment came about and how it is going.

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