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The Climate Ambassador Awards were held on Friday, serving to recognise the tremendous effort and dedication demonstrated throughout the year. Each Climate Ambassador received a certificate of recognition, with an additional twelve outstanding awards presented to teams and individuals from swap shops and flash mobs, to musicians and artists, sports stars, farmers, social entrepreneurs, community activists, businesses and universities.
Dr Rob Mooney, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for Citizen Engagement, Local Authorities and Community Leadership, attended the ceremony and acknowledged the commitment of all Climate Ambassadors and their valuable work in communities across Ireland. Over the course of the year, Climate Ambassadors carried out 661 climate actions, directly engaging over 274,000 people, and created 2,671 climate communications, reaching an estimated 5.6 million people.
191 citizens from a wide range of backgrounds including primary school teachers, secondary school students and teachers, university students, academics, farmers and business people were all chosen to be Climate Ambassadors in 2022. The programme, which has been in operation since 2018, has become stronger over time as Climate Ambassadors have acquired crucial skills and confidence to take action, motivating others to follow in their footsteps along the way.
Climate Ambassadors receive training at the start of the year in climate science, solutions and communications which enables them to carry out climate actions. Throughout the year they are asked to undertake four key actions – two climate communications and two climate actions, though many participants get involved in many more projects. This programme allows individuals to join a strong network of dedicated people who share knowledge, gain insight from one another, and forge long lasting relationships.
In addition, twelve Outstanding Achievement Awards were presented to selected Climate Ambassadors based on the exemplary work they have carried out during the year.
CLIMATE AMBASSADOR AWARDS
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