Online GW talk for NTU Ideathon (Jun)

Ms Han Xiao, Business Development Manager at NTU Welfare Service Club, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Zoom workshop for their “Impact through Inspiration “ Ideathon event in Jun 2020.

The Ideathon event aimed to involve youths in a dialogue to discuss on environmental sustainability and conceive solutions to environmental problems through team work and innovation. The organizer arranged a series of online training workshops for youth participants from 06 to 12 Jun 2020 for the event. Participating organizations included Zero Waste Singapore, NEA, Earth Society, Halogen Foundation Singapore etc.

On 10 Jun, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 2.15 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for about 50 youths from 2.15 pm to 3.15 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). The youths listened attentively and asked many questions during the Q&A session after the talk.

During a poll after the talk, 65% of the youths showed that they are optimistic that we can fight Climate change and 78% of the youths showed support for Meatless Mondays to fight Climate change.

After the event, Ms Han Xiao helped to compile some feedback from the participants and send to us via email.

Feedback from participants

1) On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the talk?

(1-not good, 5-Very good.)

Majority of the participants rated the talk 4 (~45%) with the next top rating being 5 (~21%)

2) What did you learn from the talk?

- our impact as a community on the environment

- climate change is an imminent problem that needs to be solved

- the severity of global warming

- the meat production industry has grave environmental consequences

- the importance of a plant-based diet

- the difficulty in managing climate change/ CO2 emissions

3) What will you do to reduce Global Warming?

- be more mindful of the impact of my actions

- eat less meat, waste less food

- promote more plant-based diet

- watching my daily actions more closely to see if they negatively impact the environment

- reduce my carbon footprint

- switch off the aircon

- Influence my friends to reduce meat consumption

- use less water and engage in more sustainable buying habits

We are glad that more universities are organizing environmental workshops for their students. May the youths join in the environmental movement and help to make life-style changes to create a sustainable world.