7 ideas to promote the circular economy and mitigate climate change

Students' working on the pilot of the CSAW. Nicola Banwell 2021 EPFL Around 30 students took part in the pilot version of EPFL's Climate and Sustainability Action Week, working in cross-disciplinary groups to outline circular economy solutions. It was an intense five days of teamwork to build a brighter future. A 30-strong group of EPFL students came up with an impressive array of inventive ideas during the pilot Climate and Sustainability Action Week (CSAW) , with the goal of making our campus - and society - greener and cleaner. Their ideas included an "Eco-Score" to rate the environmental impact of meals served at EPFL restaurants, a new digital currency and platform called Karma for exchanging goods and services within the EPFL community, and a web browser add-on called Web Citizens to combat misinformation and encourage critical thinking. The event was organized by a team of around a dozen students along with representatives from EPFL's Vice Presidency for Academic Affairs, Vice Presidency for Innovation, Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation, ENAC and College of Humanities. During the five-day event, students from different disciplines worked in groups to develop systems in line with the circular economy.