UU LeadersSEED student group

ASUU Sustainability Board

Office of Sustainability

UU EndorsersSEPA student group

Net Impact student group

UU Academic Senate

Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

Lowell Bennion Community Service Center

Community EndorsersNet Impact professional chapter

Utah Chapter of Interfaith Power & Light

UU Teach-In Faculty> 50 instructors during week of Jan 28

PurposePurpose

• Decisions need to be made today to re-stabilize global climate

• A nation-wide transformation is required

• Personal lifestyle changes are only part of the solution

• Students, their children and grandchildren will live the consequences

• We owe the next generations a brief time to discuss how to improve our outlook for their future

• Instigate federal policy making

Current IssuesCurrent Issues

U’s Distinguished Professor Mario Capecchi

for Physiology or Medicine

2007 Nobel Prizes2007 Nobel Prizes

Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change and Al Gorefor Peace

Global warming "may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states."

Western Regional Climate Action InitiativeWestern Regional Climate Action InitiativeFebruary 26, 2007February 26, 2007

JON HUNTSMAN JR.

Utah Joined Utah Joined May 21, 2007May 21, 2007

Goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming

Improve Utah’s overall energy efficiency 20% by 2015Considering 15-to-20% renewable energy by 2020

Governors’ Appeal to CongressGovernors’ Appeal to Congress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E30ml3QvvJ0

Develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use by changing:• building design and operation• purchasing policies • transportation fuel use (including commuting)• electricity use

UU Public Comment Period Recommendation that President Young Sign

January 14 to February 8

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/

National ContextNational Context

VOTE Online for YOUR top 5!January 21 to February 12•Invest in the Clean Energy Revolution•Create Green Jobs, Save Energy•No New Coal Plants without “Capture and Sequestration”•Cap Pollution and Cut Checks (to All Americans)•Build Green: Carbon Neutral by 2030•Jumpstart Low Polluting Biofuel•Support Stronger Forests•Tax Global Warming Pollution•Cleaner Cars, California-Style•Get Efficient – Cut Energy, Save Money

National Teach-In >1300 colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, faith groups, civic organizations and businesses

www.focusthenation.org

• Expert panel discussion• Nation-wide audience

polling via cell phone voting

UN’s IPCC says.... to hold global warming to the low end (3-4 degrees F), global emissions of CO2 must peak in 2025.Thus….. developing countries must cut emissions 80% by 2050 or ~2% per year.

U of U ContextU of U ContextCulminating EventJanuary 31Panel Discussion: Utah's Political Leadership and Policy Solutions to Global Climate Change - Mayor Corroon, Mayor Becker and the Governor’s Energy Advisor Dianne Nielson. Co-Hosted by the Hinckley Institute of Politics 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Utah Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium

Main EventsJanuary 23 Panel Discussion: Interfaith dialogue about Climate Change. 6:30 pm – University of Utah Olpin Union 4th floor, Panorama East room

January 30Focus the Nation 2% Solution Webcast - Cimate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins, green jobs pioneer and youth climate leaders discuss global warming solutions with audience polling.6:00pm – University of Utah Olpin Union Theater

www.sustainability.utah.edu/focus.htm

U of U ContextU of U Context

Associated EventsJanuary 15 - Stegner Symposia: Greenbag series - Sustainability in Building and Design 12:15pm – S.J. Quinney College of Law, rm. 106 January 17 - Utah Museum of Natural History: The Nature of Things lecture series - Snow in the West: Implications for Global Warming and Our Economy 7:00pm – The City Library, Main Auditorium

January 19 - Workshop on Permaculture principles and practice: Hands-on solutions to Climate Change 9:30am to 4:00pm – University of Utah Olpin Union Building

January 22 - Stegner Symposia: Greenbag series - Sustainable Development and Management of Ski Resorts 12:15pm – S.J. Quinney College of Law, r m. 106

www.sustainability.utah.edu/focus.htm

• Focus the Nation Introduction• Climate Change Basics

– Don’t overdo ‘doom & gloom’• Overview of Proposed Solutions

– Move beyond personal lifestyle changes– Aim for national transformation

• Course Content Connection– Find topic of personal interest

• Discussion• Encourage/Require Event Participation

Teach-In Classroom Teach-In Classroom ApproachApproach

Ask your colleagues to participate!Ask your colleagues to participate!