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InternationalCleanEnergyCorps
CreatingaGlobalTaskforcetoTackleClimateChangePresentedby
JohnR.Essig,Jr.Director,Int’lCleanEnergyCorps
Chair,MidAtlanticSolarEnergySocietyAchapteroftheAmericanSolarEnergySociety
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Mission:
MobilizetheCitizensofPlanetEarthtocreateatrulySustainable,Resilient,Peaceful,Prosperous,Enlightened,HealthyandJustWorldforAll.*
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* SpecialNote: InthewakeoftheglobaleconomicdisasterprecipitatedbytheCOVID-19Pandemic,theInternationalCleanEnergyCorps couldalsoserveasahighlyeffectivevehicleforprovidingaGuaranteedJobtoallwhowishtomakevaluablecontributionstopresent-daysociety,aswellastofuturegenerations(akintothe“CivilianConservationCorps”establishedduringtheGreatDepression).
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Strategy– Afewkeyelements:
• Empower&DeputizeCitizens toassistGov’t&Industry****Governments&IndustrycandoalottocombatClimateChange,
butnoteverything!SuccessalsodependsonOUR choices&actions.“What can WE do for Ourselves, for Our Communities AND for Our Planet?”
• EstablishGloballyAccessible*** Education&Training***Needtoeliminateallunnecessarilybarriers:e.g.,prohibitivecosts,
scheduleconflicts,longdistances,languageandotherbarriers,etc.“Madam University President, Mr. Dean of Students: Please Tear Down These Walls!”
• TakeDirectCommunityActiononProjects,Near&Far
• Collect&ShareBestPractices: “Localize”aroundGlobe
• BeaCollaborating Org.– NOTaCompeting Org.
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Education&Training:
Educationis the most powerful
weapon which you can use to change the world.
- NelsonMandela
It’salsoourBestTooltofightClimateChange…alongwithRacismandsomanyothergrossinjustices!
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Education&TrainingPrograms:(Proposed)• OnlineClasseshostedbyCleanEnergyCorps&PartnerOrgs.
- Lowest-cost,easiestwaytoreachallpeople,everywhere.- Facilitates“localizing”coursematerialstomultiplelanguages/regions.
• UniversityClasses&Labsatcollaboratingschools(on-siteandonline)Key: EarnAcademicCredit AND ProfessionalCertificationCredentials!
• SummerLearningInstitutesandSemester-AbroadPrograms
• Hands-onTraining viaPartnerTrainingOrgs.,Workshops,Internships,Apprenticeships,Seasonal/Part-time/Full-timeJobs,Volunteering,etc.
• CommunityServiceProjects:Hands-onExperienceOpentoAll- RangeofLocaltoInternationalProjects(Service-Learning,Service-Travel,etc.)- LikeHabitatforHumanity andDoctorsw/oBorders,butforClimateAction.
• End-to-EndProject-Based Learning(akintothe“CDIO”Initiative)
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CDIOInitiative:Conceive- Design - Implement-Operate
• ExcellentglobalmodelforrigorousProject-BasedLearning.• Conceptcanbeexpandedbeyondengineeringtoalldisciplines.• AsolidframeworkforCleanEnergyCorps projects,worldwide.
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CDIOUniversities: Over120Institutionson6Continents
(ToleanmoreabouttheCDIOInitiative®,visitwww.CDIO.org)
• Ademonstratedmodelforsharing “BestPractices”worldwide.• CandosimilarglobalcollaborationforSolar/EE/REeducation,etc.• ResourcesharingseemsvitaltoGloballyAccessibleEducation.
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PublicOutreachPrograms(justafewexamples)
Socially-DistantOutreach: (DuringCOVID-19Pandemic)• Mission-focusedWebinarSeries incollaborationwithPartnerOrgs• VirtualSolarTours (Homes,Businesses,Schoolsandotherillustrativevenues)
• DigitalNewsletters,TopicalGuides&Reports,PolicyUpdates,etc.• OnlineandSocial-MediaCampaigns(forbothawareness&fundraising)
====UponCOVID-19Vaccine,EffectiveTherapeuticsorHerdImmunity ====FutureOutreachPrograms: (PostCOVID-19)• In-personCommunityLectures/SpeakerSeries/Workshops• PublicFestivalsincollaborationwithPartners(featuringSustainabilityEducation,
Demonstrations,SolarCookingincl.SolarChefContests,SolarArt,Music&more)
• FunRunsandthelike (e.g.,“EarthDay 10Ks”,etc.,toraiseawareness&funds)
• Mission-focusedSocialEvents (e.g.,“GreenDrinks”tobuild community,raise$$)
• Expanded&EnhancedPhysicalSolarTours (moreCountries&Languages)
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PopularCommunityOutreachPrograms:
CleanEnergyCorps shallhelpreplicateprovenmodelsGlobally.
Asbutoneexample--
SolarTours… where
“NeighborsteachNeighborshowtosavePlanetEarth!”
30th yearinWashington,DCwww.SolarTour.org
25th year,Nationallywww.NationalSolarTour.org
And,ComingSoon…
WorldSolarTour™
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CommunityAction: (Again,butafewexamples)
Socially-DistantCommunityActivities: (DuringCOVID-19)• Community“EnergyCensus”(LearnhowmuchEACH of USmustreduce)
• Expand“Solarize”,“SolarCo-op”&“CommunitySolar”programsplusotherNeighborhood-Scale&Community-ScaleActivitieswithPartnerOrgs.
• Community-basedSustainabilityCompetitions& DesignContests(e.g.,ResilientSolarSchools,ZNEBuildings,Zero-emissionVehicleswithV2B&V2G,Parallel Community Microgrids enablingCommunitySolarwithouttheUtilityCo! )
=====================================================FutureCommunityActivities:(PostCOVID-19)• SupportCommunitySolar Installations (e.g.,onMunicipalFacilities:
SolarSchools,First-ResponderFacilities,Parks,TransportHubs,etc.)
• SupportResidential/CommercialSolarInstallations (e.g.,forSolarCo-ops,Non-profits,Seniors,LMIHouseholds,DisabledVets,D.I.Y.Groups,etc.)
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NextSteps…forInt’lCleanEnergyCorps:• LegallyestablishInt’lCleanEnergyCorpsasanindependentnon-profit
org.focusedonClimateChangeMitigation,includingEducation&Outreach,ResearchinthePublicInterest,Social&EnvironmentalJustice,andothercommunity-supportiveprogramsandactivities.
• FormallyestablishRelationshipswithkeyPartnerOrganizations--particularlythosewithcomplementarymissionsandobjectives.
• Secure&OperationalizeAllResources neededtoinitiateoperations(e.g.,BusinessSystems,Facilities,Staffand,ofcourse,Funding,too!)
• CommenceOperations withtheLaunchofKeyPrograms.(TBD)
• Together,StartbuildingaGlobalTaskforceneededtoCreateatrulySustainableWorldforALL!
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NextSteps… RecommendedforAllEarthlings
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1. Individually2. Family(Household&ExtendedFamily)3. Friends(bothNew&Old,Near&Far)4. Colleagues (Work,School,CommunityGroups)5. Neighbors(NextDoortoWholeNeighborhood)6. BroaderCommunity (Town,City,County,etc.)7. State/Province/Territory8. Nation9. Continent/RegionoftheGlobe10. Worldwide
We’reheretohelpeverystepoftheway. StrongerTogether
MakeGREENChoices…andTakeGREENAction…Everywhere andwithEveryone WeCan:
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OneFinalPerspective:
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Let’sNOT messthisOneup!
Hey,Earthlings–You’veGotaGreatPlanet…
…IF YoucanKeepIt!
“ThankYou!”OnbehalfofAllCitizensofPlanetEarth,
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Contact:
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[email protected]:703-665-6548Mobile:703-980-1189
