As a result of intensive work, 6 startup-format initiatives were developed and will be proposed to Climate KIC for potential selection in the annual international competition. These proposals aim to address environmental and social challenges through innovative solutions.
Student ideas range from creating a network to connect local producers with consumers of organic products, fostering employment and the marketing of quality goods, to designing a comprehensive energy self-sufficiency plan for a village or a water self-supply system for agricultural production using new technologies. Other proposals include reinventing a traditional bakery for greater energy and economic efficiency, revitalizing a rural cultural initiative with new activities, and land-use planning to boost forest production and protection against adverse weather phenomena and forest fires.
Professor Antonio García Loureiro, Coordinator of MERYCSE, highlighted the importance of teamwork and collaboration among students from different educational levels. "It's a clear demonstration that collaboration between different educational spaces is not only possible but also tremendously enriching, marking a very promising future path to follow," he stated.
The CLIMATHON organizers were invited to present the event's conclusions at the workshops organized by the Galician Alliance for Climate of the Xunta de Galicia to commemorate the International Day Against Climate Change.
This climate initiative was organized by the Master's Degree in Excellence in Renewable Energies, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development at USC (MERYCSE), with the support of the Consellaría de Medio Ambiente e Cambio Climático of the Xunta de Galicia. Collaborators included the Faculty of Biology, the Cantabrian Bioregion, the Consellaría de Educación, Ciencia, Universidades y Formación Profesional, the Master's Degree in Terrestrial Biodiversity at USC, and the CIFP Ferrolterra and Valentín Paz Andrade.
