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