Building a Greener Future With Climate Fresk

Joshua Cook, Digital and Social Media Manager

Connelly Partners had the great privilege to host Dr. Ciarán O’Carroll on 3rd July, who facilitated our first Climate Fresk Workshop at our Dublin office. Our very own Anita Freeman, who attended a Climate Fresk earlier in the year, helped in delivering the session to members of the local community. We were joined by a diverse range of people, from business leaders to mindful residents, teenagers to DSP cardholders, all looking to learn more about the climate crisis and how they can make positive decisions to help our planet reach a greener future. 

Climate Fresk is a workshop built to explain the climate crisis in a way that is easy for everyone to understand – in the form of a card exercise. Each group begins by plotting various issues that the environment faces in 2024. Using a cause and effect methodology, all members of the team consider their cards and where they feel they should sit on a timeline. Through conversation and teamwork, all sets of cards are discussed and examined. At the end of the exercise, we are greeted by an overall picture of the seriousness and severity of the problem that our planet is facing. 

The reasoning behind this is to show how our personal choices have a knock-on effect, ultimately leading to detrimental effects on our planet. However, all is not lost, as Dr. Ciarán then offered solutions, both personal and collective, to help ensure our planet’s future. 

The group left the session feeling refreshed and ready to combat the challenges before us. Overall, the session was incredible in giving us all the fire in our bellies needed to tackle the climate crisis. We’d like to thank Dr. Ciarán, Anita, and all the people who attended the fresk. We know this is only the beginning and we’ll have many different climate events moving forward, helping to create a greener future for us all.