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Degrees Cooler-Behaviour Change in Action. Olivia Knight-Adams: NUS – Greener Living Project Coordinator EAUC Annual Conference 23 rd March 2010. Greening Universities Through Behaviour Change. Student Switch Off. Energy-saving competition Eco Power Rangers: films, quizzes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Olivia Knight-Adams: NUS – Greener Living Project CoordinatorEAUC Annual Conference 23rd March 2010
Degrees Cooler-Behaviour Change in Action
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 2
Greening Universities Through Behaviour Change
Barriers Motivators
1. Old habits hard to break 1. Environmental / social reasons
2. No time / inconvenient 2. £ incentive
3. I can’t make a difference 3. Easy to do
4. I don’t know what to do 4. Feel good factor
5. University not doing enough
5. Encouragement from friends /colleagues
6. Too expensive 6. health benefits
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 3
Student Switch Off
Energy-saving competition
Eco Power Rangers: films, quizzes
Encourages simple changes
9.3% or 650 tonnes CO2 saved
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 4
People & Planet : Going Greener Based around Transition Town Movement
Staff and students engaged in practical projects
Go Green Week and ongoing campaigns
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 5
EAUC: Green Impact
EAUC accreditation scheme
Greening departments from bottom up
Over 10,000 staff & 250 departments
Empowers environmental champions
Makes sustainability easier
Shares good practice
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 6
Studentforce for Sustainability
Julia Jack: Greener Living Assistant
University of Exeter
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 7
Being A University of Exeter GLA
My background
Role of GLA
Links to other
sustainability
initiatives
23rd March 2010 EUAC Conference 7
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Behaviour Change & Staff Engagement
Green Impact & empowering staff
Sharing good practice & celebrating achievements
Healthy Competition!
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Behaviour Change & Student Engagement
Green ImpactStaff & Student
Collaboration
Student auditors
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 10
Behaviour Change & Student Engagement
Student Switch OffRaise Awareness
Save Energy
23rd March 2010 EUAC Conference 10
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 11
Behaviour Change & Student Engagement
23rd March 2010 EUAC Environment Conference 11
Lower carbon diet
events
Working with other
Student societies
Go Green Week
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Greener Living Assistant’s Perspective
Benefits for GLARewarding
Benefits to UniversityRaising AwarenessEncouraging & Engaging
23 March 2010 EAUC Annual Conference 13
Greener Living Assistant’s Perspective
Wealth of experienceE.g. Project Management
ChallengesWork Commitments
OpportunitiesEncourage & share good practice
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Thank you!
www.nus.org.uk
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