Eco UNESCO Award

Molly Morley, Amy Hickey and Katie Morley have won an Eco Unesco award in recognition of their research and findings from their project in TY, supported by teacher Ms O’Donoghue. “Our project “Did you ever think how much a thumbs up costs” is about raising awareness around the hidden costs of every one of our online interactions. When we drive our diesel cars we are conscious of the carbon dioxide emissions we are emitting but do you have the same consciousness every time you press send on a single thumbs up on WhatsApp or when you send a pointless picture on Snapchat with no text? !

Our project looks into the data centres that are responsible for these emissions and the changes we can make so our online interactions are more environmentally friendly. “

Written by Molly Morley