RGS-IBG / Financial Times Essay Competition 2024

This is an annual competition, and this year's title has been revealed. Hoping for lots of schools to take part in this.

From the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Details of the School Essay Competition for 2024


The 2024 School Essay Competition, organised in partnership with the Financial Times, invites students to answer the following question:

Drawing on information from your daily life, what sustainability action points would you prioritise?

Include no more than ten key ideas and justify your choices. Use accompanying information from the FT and other sources.
This resource will be useful as a starting point. 

Carbon counting: how much do your lifestyle choices cost the planet? (ft.com)

The judges are looking for: 

A clear essay or  ArcGIS StoryMap which is well-evidenced and reaches a clear conclusion
Submissions that do not exceed 1,000 words (excluding references) - submissions over 1,000 words will not be considered. The word count should be provided in the document.
Referenced sources of information and data
Submissions which are the entrant’s own work and relevant to the question and guidance 

Our 2024 School Essay Competition, organised in partnership with the Financial Times, is calling for entries from geography students aged 16-18 and inviting them to share their ideas in response to the following question:

Head here for all the details  https://www.rgs.org/.../competit.../school-essay-competition

Best of luck!

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