Community groups mobilising to demonstrate the power of local climate action
Community groups all over Ireland are eagerly anticipating the start of the second nationwide climate competition, ‘Climate Heroes’.
Beginning on April 15th, the two-week ‘Climate Heroes’ competition will see local groups across Ireland engaging in friendly competition to significantly reduce their carbon footprints. Participants will use an intuitive online platform to track the impact of their climate smart actions, with the goal of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
This is the second year of our climate challenge for local groups aiming to showcase the power of grassroots action. Last year, 517 people took part in the Climate Heroes competition, saving an impressive 36.8 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Equally significant was that they discovered first-hand the profound impact that minor lifestyle changes can yield.
The Climate Heroes competition presents participants with a menu of 40 climate-smart activities, addressing the four primary areas of individual greenhouse gas emissions: Transport, Food, Consumption and Energy.
Each action logged by participants is converted into a corresponding reduction in CO2e emissions, illustrating the central tenet of combating climate change: Everyone has the power to effect change, and small changes to our daily habits can add up to significant outcomes.
The people who took part in the first Climate Heroes challenge last year reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by some 20-30%, through small changes in their daily lifestyle choices.
The Climate Heroes challenge is a fun and friendly contest, but also a powerful educational tool. The challenge allows people to explore their options for responding to climate change, as consumers and as active global citizens. The Climate Heroes competition shows people the many ways in which we can all make climate action part of our everyday lives.
The Climate Heroes competition is free of charge for community groups and is made possible thanks to the financial support from Irish Aid.