College and Community--Connecting on Climate
Organizing Meeting on PERC Program on Higher Education Community Outreach on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy
Given the enormity of ghg emissions reductions that are believed to be necessary to prevent dangerous climate change, the goal of this meeting is to develop a program on community outreach by higher education in Pennsylvania on climate change and sustainable energy. Topics discussed during the meeting will include:
• A review of existing programs on community outreach on climate change and sustainable energy among PERC schools.
• Identify the kinds of programs that higher education could engage in that could be of value to local and county governments on climate change and sustainable energy. These programs could, for instance, include::
o Assistance with ghg inventories and strategies by local and county governments
o Student engagement with local or county governments to determine what role students could play in moving toward sustainable energy/
o Development of more sustainable regional and local transportation programs
o Mass purchases of efficient lighting and energy technologies
o Education programs for citizens, local, and regional governments about leading local and regional government programs on climate change and sustainable energy around the world
• Discussion of the PERC program on these issues.
Please check back for more information. Registration will open in December 2015.
