The Student council celebrates! Matarspor is up in Háma at Háskólatorg!

The Student Council initiated the project, but Inga Huld, a Student council member at the time,  submitted a proposal at a Student Council meeting in January 2022 that the Student Council would push for Matarspor to be implemented at HÍ, which was well received by the school authorities and Félagsstofnun Stúdenta who were in charge the implementation.

The carbon footprint is calculated for the hot meals and soups in Háma and it is put into context with how far a passenger car would have to be driven to release the same amount of greenhouse gases. It is easy to see the difference since there is always one meal and one soup vegan in Hámu. The next steps are to publish the information on Ugla so that people across campus can see the information.

The Student Council celebrates that this idea has become a reality and encourages students and staff to familiarize themselves with the carbon footprint before choosing a meal.

You can read more about Matarspor here: https://www.efla.is/thjonusta/umhverfi/matarspor