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goBEYOND Campus Climate Network Youth-Driven Climate Action in British Columbia

goBEYOND Campus Climate Network Youth-Driven Climate Action in British Columbia Sarah Stoner, Project Manager Master Candidate, University of Victoria Alexandre Vigneault, Volunteer PhD Candidate, University of British Columbi a - Vancouver AASHE 2010 Conference, Colorado, October 10-12 th.

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goBEYOND Campus Climate Network Youth-Driven Climate Action in British Columbia

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  1. goBEYOND Campus Climate Network Youth-Driven Climate Action in British Columbia Sarah Stoner, Project Manager Master Candidate, University of Victoria Alexandre Vigneault, Volunteer PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia - Vancouver AASHE 2010 Conference, Colorado, October 10-12th

  2. Climate Change is already affecting us The Challenge • Pine Beetle epidemics across British Columbia (BC) • 16.3 million hectares affected, equivalent to 60% of the state of Colorado • 100-year storms in Vancouver • Salmon populations threatened by abnormal warm water Pine Beetle Epidemics: image courtesy of www.unbc.ca 100 years storm, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC The goBEYOND Campus Climate Network is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation and BC Hydro

  3. By 2050, the majority of today’s students will be preparing for retirement By 2050, leading climate scientists tell us that we must be living in a world that is approaching carbon-neutrality BC Students attend the National Sustainable Campuses Conference

  4. In this climate of urgency: • In July 2007, 14 students from 5 universities in BC came together to figure out how to collaborate: Birth of the BC Campus Climate Network; • In 2008, there was significant provincial government leadership on climate change: introduction of Bill 44 that mandated public sector institutions to go carbon neutral by 2010; carbon tax on all fossil fuel; • Spring 2008, the Sierra Youth Coalition, UBC Sustainability Office and Common Energy partnered to create the goBEYOND project; • Spring 2010: goBEYOND Campus Climate Network was registered as a non-for-profit society.

  5. goBEYOND aims to educate, inspire, engage, and support today’s youth to take climate action on their campuses. The goBEYOND Campus Climate Network is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation and BC Hydro

  6. Student Population Don’t Know Don’t Care Don’t Act Know, Care and Act Educate Inspire Engage Support

  7. In just three years, goBEYOND has reached over 150,000 students across BC; • We are currently active on 12 campuses across the province of British Columbia; • 8 part-time staff

  8. The 5 pillars of goBEYOND: Planning Challenges Education & International Training Ray facilitates a communications workshop, August 2008 The goBEYOND Campus Climate Network is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation and BC Hydro

  9. Planning Pillar Creating space for youth to lead their institutions in collaboratively planning a low-carbon future. • Bring campuses beyond climate neutral: using capacity of universities to go beyond GHG accounting, but create and test solutions to solve climate change. • Collaborative plans produced at U. of Victoria by Common Energy • Initiate the collaborative planning at UBC-Vancouver, that lead to Climate Action Plan in 2009 The UVic community engages in Common Energy’s climate change planning process

  10. Challenges Pillar Offering easily adaptable projects for campus organizations that would like to directly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while engaging their community • goBEYOND Personal Challenge • Over 3,000 students have signed up to take steps in their own lives to reduce their carbon footprints • Residence Energy Challenges • Six campuses in BC will be participating in energy reductions challenges this school year • BC Hydro Invent the Future A TRU student commits to making climate-conscious lifestyle changes

  11. Education Pillar Working to establish curriculum that is engaging, community-oriented, and creates regional climate change solutions in all spheres • Three Province-wide Teach-In : 20 min class discussion linking climate change issues and the field of study of the participants; • In 2010, the Teach-In took place in Ontario and Kenya as well; • In 2010, we had the first Sustainability Education Across the Province Workshop: for faculty to enhance their curriculum with sustainability materials Jeh challenges students to envision a sustainable campus at the SYC national conference.

  12. Training Pillar Increasing the ability of students and youth organizations by providing relevant skills training, accessible toolkits, and mentorship • Youth Action Gathering: Week long training with high school and university students • Regional Sustainable Campuses Conference Participants at the goBeyond Youth Action Gathering, August 2008

  13. Contact Information: Emails: Sarah Stoner, Project Manager:sarah@campusclimatenetwork.org Alexandre Vigneault, volunteer: alexandrev@chbe.ubc.ca Web:http://www.go-beyond.ca/ The goBEYOND Campus Climate Network is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation, BC Hydro and many others

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