Warm Sweater Day

This year Erasmus University is once again participating in Warm Sweater Day, a national initiative to save energy. Participants turn down their heating to reduce carbon emissions. Warm Sweater Day at EUR will be organized at the Erasmus Sustainability Hub on Thursday 9 February, Ground Floor Mandeville, 13:15 – 14:30.

After the appeal from the government to save energy last year, the thermostat in all EUR buildings has been turned down to a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius. This year, the Erasmus Sustainability Hub will serve vegan soup, and a discussion on sustainability topics will be organized. Chair of the Hub, Levi Polderman, explains the importance of this day.

Why is it important to participate in Warm Sweater Day?

‘It is a day where we’re honest with each other about the predicament we’re in. When we turn up the thermostat for heating, we miss a direct connection with what is…