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Sierra Student Sierra Student Coalition :Coalition : Climate Climate
Campaign PA Campaign PA SummitSummit
Saturday, January 28-Sunday Saturday, January 28-Sunday January 29, 2006January 29, 2006
TipsTips
• Retrain old workersRetrain old workers• Spread the word; Spread the word;
reduce ignorancereduce ignorance• More demand=More More demand=More
supplysupply• Take it one step at a Take it one step at a
timetime• Politics affect Politics affect
legislationlegislation• Domino AffectDomino Affect
FactsFacts• International Countries International Countries
stand on Climate issuesstand on Climate issues• 28% of Global Warming 28% of Global Warming
Gases comes from Gases comes from transportation (cars)transportation (cars)
• 2 types of 2 types of regulations/standards: regulations/standards: California Clean Car of California Clean Car of Federal tier 2]Federal tier 2]
• PA has most people in PA has most people in rural areas than any rural areas than any other stateother state
More FactsMore Facts
• US=5% of World US=5% of World pop.pop.
~emits 25% of ~emits 25% of Global warmingGlobal warming
• To stabilize CO2, To stabilize CO2, have to cut back by have to cut back by 60-80% from where 60-80% from where we are now…very we are now…very challenging to challenging to reducereduce
Campus Climate Campus Climate ChallengeChallenge
• www.campusclimawww.campusclimatechallenge.orgtechallenge.org
• 500 campus by end 500 campus by end of 2006 to join in of 2006 to join in prevention of prevention of environmental environmental issuesissues
Cool Cities CampaignCool Cities Campaign
• Like Campus Like Campus Climate Challenge Climate Challenge but for cities.but for cities.
• Purpose: to reduce Purpose: to reduce energy waste and energy waste and heat-trapping heat-trapping global warming global warming pollution by taking pollution by taking real action in their real action in their communities. communities.
• 183 and counting183 and counting
Climate Change in AfricaClimate Change in Africa~~Luke Chike Igweobi~Luke Chike Igweobi~
• 70% of people live 70% of people live off of rain fall off of rain fall agricultureagriculture
• Rainfall has Rainfall has decreased by 10%decreased by 10%
• Poverty is Poverty is intertwined intertwined w/climate w/climate change…change…
Effective Organizing Effective Organizing SkillsSkills
• 3 Principles of 3 Principles of Effective OrganizingEffective Organizing
• Why plan a campaign?Why plan a campaign?• What are your What are your
anxieties about anxieties about organizingorganizing
• The Matrix: The Matrix: – Issue FocusIssue Focus– Campaign GoalsCampaign Goals– Lay of the LandLay of the Land– StrategyStrategy– Campaign Campaign
CommunicationCommunication– Tactics & TimelineTactics & Timeline– Resource ManagementResource Management
WebsitesWebsites
• www.paenergyfest.www.paenergyfest.comcom
• www.campusclimatechallewww.campusclimatechallenge.orgnge.org
• www.psukyotonow.www.psukyotonow.orgorg
• www.sierraclub.cowww.sierraclub.comm
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