worrying. To deal with this, the "Go Green" lifestyle is one of the important steps that needs to
be implemented at all levels of society, including students. Students have great potential as
agents of change who can educate and motivate people to live this environmentally friendly
lifestyle. Furthermore, this essay will discuss the definition of Go Green, the role of students
in implementing it, concrete steps that can be taken, challenges faced, and its positive impact
on the environment. The writing of this essay is intended to invite students to implement the
Go Green program which can have a positive impact on students and the environment. The
results of the literature analysis show that the Go Green on-campus program can be carried out
well if there is support from various parties, especially the involvement of the campus (students
and lecturers), as well as support from the government.
Go Green is a greening movement that aims to anticipate damage to the earth due to
industrial pollution, vehicle emissions, and leakage of the ozone layer which leads to global
warming. According to Titik Setyowati (2013), Go Green is an effort to restore and preserve
the earth by implementing environmentally friendly behaviors such as reducing pollution and
preserving ecosystems. This movement encourages people to adopt more environmentally
responsible behaviors, such as reducing carbon emissions, using renewable energy sources, and
supporting waste recycling.
As agents of education and social activists, students have an important role to play in
realizing a greener environment. As educated individuals, we as students have great potential
in raising environmental awareness among our campus friends and the wider community. This
can be done by organizing seminars, discussions, or campaigns through social media to
promote or introduce environmentally friendly behavior. By utilizing social media, important
messages can be disseminated quickly and effectively. In addition, students can also provide
direct examples by implementing environmentally friendly lifestyles in their daily lives, such
as reducing the use of plastic bags, supporting recycling programs, and saving electricity in
their respective dormitories, boarding houses, or residences. Through this role, students can
encourage broader behavior change among the community.
Concrete steps to support the Go Green lifestyle can start with students' daily habits.
For example, by choosing to walk or cycle when going to campus because the distance is close,
which indirectly reduces air pollution caused by motor vehicle exhaust fumes. In addition, we
can organize environmentally friendly campus activities, such as planting trees around campus,
cleaning the environment and classifying types of waste, recommending the use of tumblers to
reduce the use of plastic cups, reducing paper usage by switching to digital documents, using
