Dissemination and Communication

A central objective of TRIGGER was to make knowledge on the European Green Deal (EGD) accessible beyond university classrooms and to foster dialogue between academia, policymakers, practitioners, and wider society. Communication and dissemination activities were therefore implemented throughout the project and closely integrated with teaching, research, and stakeholder engagement.

The project approached dissemination not simply as the communication of results, but as a process of building understanding of the European Green Deal, its policy instruments, and its practical implementation in different sectors and governance contexts.

Communication Channels

The project established a set of complementary communication channels designed to reach different audiences.

Project Website

The project website served as the central communication platform and repository of outputs. It provides information on project objectives, activities, events, publications, educational resources, and project news: https://trigger.emu.eelink opens in new page

Learning Platform

A dedicated learning platform was established to host the six online learning modules and three video lectures developed under the project. The platform provides open access to educational materials for students, professionals, and independent learners: https://trigger.emu.ee/learninglink opens in new page

Facebook Community

The Facebook group TRIGGER the Green Change! was created to support networking, community building, and communication with students, researchers, stakeholders, and the wider public. The platform was used to share project news, announce events, disseminate research outputs, and promote learning resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggergreenlink opens in new page

YouTube Channel

The project's YouTube channel hosts the TRIGGER video lectures as well as videos introducing the project, its activities, and the experiences of participating students and staff: https://www.youtube.com/@TRIGGERthegreenchangelink opens in new page

Stakeholder Engagement

A particular emphasis was placed on engagement with stakeholder communities involved in sustainability transitions and environmental governance.

The project organised two science-policy workshops bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and representatives of civil society. The workshops addressed topics such as rural sustainability, environmental innovation, protected area management, and the implementation of green and blue infrastructure solutions.

The workshops served as platforms for presenting research findings, discussing implementation challenges, and collecting feedback on project outputs.

Research and Academic Dissemination

Research outputs generated under TRIGGER were disseminated through academic publications, seminars, conferences, and stakeholder-oriented events.

The project's main research result—a peer-reviewed publication on the transfer and scaling of green and blue infrastructure innovation—was presented through project workshops and international teaching activities and continues to contribute to discussions on environmental innovation and sustainability transitions.

The project also organised a research seminar dedicated to citizen science and environmental governance, highlighting the role of participatory approaches in achieving sustainability objectives and supporting the implementation of the European Green Deal.

Summer School Activities

TRIGGER contributed to the international summer school ENGAGE! Engaging Science for Resilient and Liveable Cities, organised at the Estonian University of Life Sciences in August 2023.

Within the summer school, TRIGGER supported case-study projects examining the implementation of the European Green Deal at the local level through the example of the Tartu Energy and Climate Action Plan. Students worked on practical research projects involving policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and communication of sustainability challenges and solutions.

These activities demonstrated how European environmental policies can be translated into concrete local actions and provided participants with hands-on experience of sustainability governance.

Building a Community around the European Green Deal

Through its educational resources, workshops, seminars, summer school activities, social media presence, and international outreach, TRIGGER sought to create a community of learners and practitioners interested in sustainability transitions and environmental governance.

The project reached students, researchers, policymakers, local authorities, NGOs, businesses, and civil society organisations and contributed to strengthening dialogue on the implementation of the European Green Deal in Estonia, Europe, and beyond.