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Education, Actions and Key Policies for a Sustainable Future and a Green Economy Debra Rowe, Ph.D. President U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable
Education, Actions and Key Policies for a Sustainable Future
and a Green Economy Debra Rowe, Ph.D. President U.S. Partnership
for Education for Sustainable Development Professor Sustainable
Energies and Behavioral Sciences Oakland Community College Detroit
Green Skills Alliance
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To discuss today: What is sustainable development and education
for sustainable development? What are the key actions for a
sustainable future and a green economy? Key resources and support
structures for you Discussion
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What Oakland Community College has done 32 years of for credit
courses in renewable energies, energy efficiency, then
sustainability ~ 16 years of the components of sustianability as
required gen ed outcomes for all students
www.ncseonline.org/EFS/DebraRowe.pdf
www.ncseonline.org/EFS/DebraRowe.pdf Sustainability Committee
getting sustainability into mission and planning, policies (e.g.
purchasing, no sweatshops in bookstore) Professional development
for integrating sustainability into courses Facilities spotty but
some key accomplishments Partnerships to build sustainable region
outreach to businesses/high schools/economic
developers/nonprofits
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Sustainable Development is meeting the needs of the present
without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs ~ Our Common Future, Brundtland Report, 1987
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What are we trying to create? Education, Economics and Policy
as if People Mattered What businesses call the triple bottom line
of sustainability be able to give the Republican version
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Stronger Economy Social Well-being Healthy Ecosystems
Sustainable Society Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability
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Education for a Sustainable Society: enables people to develop
the knowledge, values and skills to participate in decisions , that
will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet
for the future.
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Applied Knowledge/ Technological Skills Private Choices and
Behaviors-Habits Public Choices and Behaviors-Laws Sustainable
Communities Sustainable Economies Ecosystem
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Green jobs: the obvious choices Traditionally, community
college, career and technical education, and even the National
Science Foundation focus on technicians: Energy auditor Wind energy
technician Insulation and weatherization technician Photovoltaics
(solar electricity) installer Thermal solar installer (hot water
and space heating and pool heating)
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Upstream green jobs: the other jobs needed so technicians get
employed Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Products Financiers
and Manufacturers and Distributors and Salespeople Energy Policy
Analyst and Legislators Employee in state and local energy related
offices HVAC and other types of contractors with energy efficiency
and renewables expertise/product line Energy Service Company (ESCO)
Corporate Social Responsibility Officer Sustainability Oriented
Purchasing Agent and Business VP Energy Manager Facilities
Director
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Partial list of green jobs: the less obvious choices? Resource
Conservation/Efficiency Manager Measurement and Verification
Technician Manufacturing Product Design/Developer, Production
Designer, Material Scientist, Production worker Environmental
Engineering Technician Biomass Plant Designer, Manager, Technician
Utility Plant Operatives HVAC/ Building Automation Technician
Controls Specialist Refuse & Recycling Worker Sustainable
Agriculture: farmer, distributor, marketer Groundwater heat pump
contractor/installer Wave power system designer/installer Forestry
& Wildlife Manager
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Partial list of green jobs: the less obvious choices??
Hydrogen, batteries, compressed air, and other energy storage
specialists Water Reservoir and watershed engineer Green Building
Design Specialists: Materials Designer, Distributor, Installer
Heating/Cooling/Ventilation Scientist and Engineer, . Electrical
Technician Energy Statistician Recycling Director Environmental
Maintenance Worker Greenhouse Gas Analyst/Broker
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Partial list of green jobs: the less obvious choices???
Industrial Engineer Engineering Manager Green products distribution
designer/manager Sales & Marketing Staff for Sustainable
Products Brownfields Real Estate Developer Sustainable Business
Process Designer Corporate Recycling Manager Environmental
Economist Sustainability Entrepreneur Environment, Health and
Safety Director Environmental Quality Certification Specialist
Geographic Information Systems Specialist
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Partial list of green jobs: the less obvious choices????
Hazardous Materials Handler Sustainable Operation
Manager/consultant Socially Responsible Investment Advisor
Sustainability Officer Trainer/Educator for Green Jobs
Sustainability Communications Fostering Sustainable Neighborhoods
Community Organizer Environmental Journalist Permaculture Designer
and Contractor Sustainable Landscape Architect Natural Resources
Manager Sustainable Communities Planner
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Partial list of green jobs: the less obvious choices?????
Sustainable Development Policy Analyst Groundwater professional
Restoration Ecologist Climate Change Risk Assessor and Mitigation
Expert Sustainable Transportation Planner Water Pollution Control
Technician Watershed Manager Wildlife Biologist Agricultural
Extension Specialist Environmental Communications Specialist
Environmental Conflict Manager Power Purchase Negotiator
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What is a green job? A limited view below The Department of
Labor recently tagged over 100 occupations in the O*NET database as
being green occupations. http://online.onetcenter.org/find/green.
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/green Browse by the 12 identified
green economy sectors: Agriculture and Forestry; Energy and Carbon
Capture and Storage; Energy Efficiency; Energy Storage; Environment
Protection; Government and Regulatory Administration; Green
Construction; Manufacturing; Recycling and Waste Reduction;
Renewable Energy Generation; Research, Design and Consulting
Services; Transportation.
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The Pervasiveness of Green SOC listings are incomplete Every
job will have a green component to it, since we all make green
related decisions in all of our jobs. Doing nothing supports energy
waste, toxins, food chain disruption and ecosystem destruction.
Costly in dollars and in human suffering of billions -
unacceptable.
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For higher education, sustainability and green is being
integrated into: Curricula Research Operations Community Outreach
and Partnerships Student Life Professional Development Mission and
Planning Purchasing public awareness legislation Thanks to Wynn
Calder for this diagram
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Key Next Steps Yes, you do need to step outside of same old
behavior and help others do the same. Remember, change is
uncomfortable, even positive change (Professor Zajonc) Your efforts
can be synergistic 1. Education 2. Policy 3. Green Economic
Development
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Key Next Steps - Education 1. Education you are on your way
(into all degrees/gen ed), remember to add sustainability into: a)
continuing ed, b) student life, c) real world problem solving in
courses d) community events to shift on campus and in community
knowledge and attitudes to support sustainable policies and
living
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Key Next Steps - Education Multipronged approach to make green
cool, responsible and essential - Empower students, e.g. MTV,
Transition town story, Nike tell the stories Ways to get faculty
involved identify the powerful influencers invite them personally
(we need your brain)
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Imagine a country where all college students get credit for
helping to solve our societal problems through their academic
assignments. Aids with retention and economic development
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Next Steps - Education Building healthier self-concepts. We can
change society for the better. Learn, teach and practice change
agent skills.
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Key Next Steps - Policies 1.Put it on the agenda of each
sustainability meeting. Have the working committee consist of reps
from each of the target groups to engage in policy:
a)President/governmental relations b)Faculty c)Students d)Public
2.Join the AACC policy community for updated policy briefs, action
possibilities and strategy help
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Key green policies First Tier Green Economy/Jobs specific PACE
Renewable Portfolio Standard Benchmarking and labeling Utility
Regulation getting involved in state regulation Second Tier Higher
Education Specific How energy costs and buildings are funded in
higher ed University Sustainability Partnership
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Key Next Steps Green Economic Development 1.Reach out to
employers and potential employers go to where they are share
examples of what they can do 2.Build market demand - Create many
community events (e.g. Energy Fairs, Positive Future Fairs) where
you can have employers as presenters lending the colleges
credibility and access to free media to the value of
products/services/activities that are green 3.Provide networking
and education opportunities for existing and potential
employers
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Key Next Steps Green Economic Development 4.Teach
entrepreneurship and assertiveness skills to students 5.Learn about
and then share the working business models with them and employers
6.Can be guide on the side, not always sage on the stage
7.Benefits: greener economy, better employer relations, more
internships/job placements, more sustainable future for all!
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Modeling for Students and the Public a few more ideas
Individuals, faculty and staff and students, at the college living
more sustainably and telling their stories too via a college
website Through curricular and co-curricular events, create a theme
of the campus and community as a living lab for a sustainable
future Convene community stakeholders to create sustainable
communities and do the 4 Ps of futuring: Possibilities,
Probabilities, Preferabilities, Preparations
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The lab and the campus can also be a community demonstration
center for sustainability
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Key Places to Institutionalize Green/Sustainability: Use a
college wide Sustainability Committee Mission Mission Strategic
Plan Strategic Plan Budget Budget Orientation Orientation Campus
Map and Signage Campus Map and Signage Building Policies Building
Policies Operations and Purchasing Policies Operations and
Purchasing Policies Student Life Student Life Infused throughout
curricula Infused throughout curricula First Year Experience First
Year Experience Gen Ed Core Gen Ed Core Curricula Review Curricula
Review Community Partnerships Community Partnerships Workforce
Development Workforce Development Continuing Ed and Community
Events Continuing Ed and Community Events Civic Engagement Civic
Engagement
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Resources!!!!
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U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
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Vision: Sustainable development integrated into education,
learning and actions in the United States Non partisan, multi
sector partnership of over 360 registered organizations The
Partnership works with the following societal Sectors: Communities
Business Faith Based Organizations Higher Education K-12 and
Teacher Education Youth U.S. Partnership for Education for
Sustainable Development
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Convene mainstream leaders of national organizations Catalyze
their national initiatives in sustainability Support their
collaborative partnerships Share their resources all over the
country/world Created/supported national sustainability initiatives
and resources in all societal sectors. What we do: U.S. Partnership
for Education for Sustainable Development
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From USP, Solutions/Resources for You! check these out- key
slide Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium
www.aashe.org/heasc click on resources for facilities (APPA),
business officers (NACUBO), learning outcomes, change agent skills
and campus events (ACPA) www.aashe.org/heasc Disciplinary
Associations Network for Sustainability www.aashe.org/dans for
curricular resources for dozens of academic disciplines, textbooks
project send out to your engaged faculty
www.aashe.org/announcements/textbooks, professional development for
faculty and staff email me for more
www.aashe.org/danswww.aashe.org/announcements/textbooks K-12
National Associations Network for Sustainability and Sustainability
Ed. Standards for K-12 www.uspartnership.org, also U.S. Dept of ED
NASDCTEC green and sustainability standards for career
pathwayswww.uspartnership.org Sustainability Education and Economic
Development with AACC
www.theSeedCenter.orgwww.theSeedCenter.org
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Resources for you Sustainable Education Handbook andSustainable
Education Handbook Renewable Energy Success Stories in Michigan
workbook, both at
http://www.michiganenergyoptions.org/educationRenewable Energy
Success Stories http://www.michiganenergyoptions.org/education
Concept maps that link to standards and learning activities -
http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/?id=SMS-MAP-2122
http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/?id=SMS-MAP-2122
http://climate.nasa.gov/esw2010/EnergyEssentials/ Funding career
pathways toolkit for out of school youth - Center for Post
Secondary and Economic Success released a Toolkit for States to
Identify and Pursue Federal Funding Opportunities for Creating
Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=L9bsitF1STRR11QITkR1iQU51ppMg%2BLM
Energy Education and Workforce Development educational resources
from DOE
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/default.aspx
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/default.aspx
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More resources (not a complete list) www.uspartnership.org and
click on community resourceswww.uspartnership.org
http://www.community-wealth.org/ Socially responsible investing and
consumption http://www.greenamerica.org/ and www.socialinvest.org
http://www.greenamerica.org/www.socialinvest.org Sierra Club coal
campaign, Energy Action/powershift Math problems people email me
Support for you: Green Schools listserv SISBRO informal so call me
10 pm eastern email first Forums at AASHE SEED monthly calls via
Jay and Community of Action via me
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Sustainability Education and Economic Development online
resource center open to all www.theseedcenter.org
www.theseedcenter.org In addition to curricular materials:
employment projections, skills/competencies/industry standards
Innovative partnership models to grow the local green economy and
place students in jobs Policy toolkit and Funding resources BUT we
cant get to the job growth with the present energy policy
structure
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What could we create in collaboration with you? Fix the
marketplace that is now skewed toward polluting fossil fuels Create
better employment pathways Create pathways out of poverty and
pathways out of unemployment/underemployment Create pathways to
expanding businesses and improving profits
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A moment of gratitude THANK YOU for all your efforts to create
an energy efficient, more just and less toxic future with economics
as if people and communities matter. We appreciate your dedication,
your passion and your persistence! YOU and YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES
HAVE A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY!!! WE CANT CREATE THE
SUSTAINABLE GREEN ECONOMY WITHOUT YOU!!
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Key Next Steps 1. Make policy and green economic development
ongoing agenda items of your sustainability committee on campus.
Create point people/working subgroups for each. (Strategies Be a
responder, Need your brain) 2. Give me your card to join the AACC
policy network get updates on policy briefings, green economy
opportunities and more!! call Thursday, March 29th, at 1 pm eastern
3. Check out the Community resources at www.uspartnership.org and
the Innovative Partnerships sections at www.theSeedCenter.org
www.uspartnership.org
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The Power of What We Do We can choose a just and sustainable
future
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Congratulations for all you have done!! Congratulations for all
you will do in the future. Let your enthusiasm show! For more
information, contact me, Debra Rowe, at [email protected]