Limerick students chat climate change
STUDENTS from two Limerick schools discussed all things climate action and environmental sustainability at an event hosted by EirGrid in Dublin last week.
The teenagers from Scoil Mhuire agus Íde, Newcastle West, and Crescent College Comprehensive, had the chance to learn about the National Control Centre, the hub from which EirGrid manages Ireland’s electricity grid. In partnership with Young Social Innovators, students were tasked with coming up with ideas on how they would like to see the energy system develop in the future.
The Scoil Mhuire agus Íde students’ project ‘Energy Bank’ aims to make people more aware of their energy consumption.
About the project, Darragh Lynch said: “You get fined if you leave the TV on, immersion on, or window open while the fire is on. At the end of the month you pay what you owe and that money is used to pay a bill. After two months you see that you’re not being fined as much because people are changing the way they use energy.”
Michael Mahon of EirGrid, said: “As we work for future generations, it is only right that we involve young people.”