Climate week is a national event which looks to promote changes in attitudes towards sustainability. The Sustainability Team here at Newcastle University took part in this important week by interacting with students on campus and arranging events which would raise awareness of the week.

On the Monday we organised a debate in co-operation with the University’s Debating Society which looked to discuss whether or not making sustainability part of primary and secondary schools curriculum is a potential option. The people who turned up enjoyed an interesting debate with some very interesting points raised. We all had different opinions on the main question but we all went home realising the sheer importance of sustainability and we all agreed that more needs to be done!

Both Tuesday and Thursday saw local and ethical food being sold from the Students Union by our friends at Planet and People and Wednesday afternoon was spent planting flowers to increase the biodiversity around campus by the Conservation Society.
Away from the organised events of the week, our interns Dale and Fiona took to walking around campus asking students why they thought sustainability was important. It certainly made a few people think about sustainability in a new light! Some fantastic answers from students were photographed and uploaded on to our Facebook page.

Climate Week is just one of many sustainability themed events which goes on throughout the year and we will certainly be taken part in more! Climate Week doesn’t just last a week, its message and lessons will change attitudes and lead us to a more sustainable future.
The Sustainability Team.