Sustainability @Trinity
X million in funding for a sustainable retrofit for Trinity East
Announced December 20th 2024:
X million in funding for Trinity East research laboratories
X million funding for Trinity E3 Grand Canal Quay
Trinity College is leading the way in its commitment to sustainability in the Higher Education Sector.
As Junior Minister in the Department of Environment, I ensured measures supporting third level institutions to develop a foundation for sustainable practices.
One such programme, ‘Pathfinder’, tests a range of building retrofit approaches to build evidence and capability in the sector, and to inform decisions as larger scale programmes are rolled out in the future.
It is a highly competitive process but it’s no surprise that it has just been announced that two of the 8 projects funded are here at TCD.
This is a key climate action measure which will support higher education institutions in making progress towards 2030 targets of a 50% improvement in energy efficiency and 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Launched in early 2023 the EEDPP-HE 2023 is the third round of the pathfinder initiative and is designed to provide ongoing support to the HE sector in testing and demonstrating effective energy efficiency and decarbonisation approaches. The programme also aims to build scale and develop a foundation for sustainable practices across institutions.