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2. Whats in store today...
3. What is Sustainability anyway? Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (The Brundtland Commission 1987). The concept of living within our limits Sustainability is not just about cleaning up your own room, its about keeping tidy an even bigger room that belongs to everyone The Circular Economyhttp://www.youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagain 4. We only have One Planet If everyone in the world lived like we do in the UK... We would need three planets! 5. The global population is increasing 7 billion today, predicted to be nearly 9 billionby 2025. Global Population Population Growth from year 0 to 2000. Source: US Census Bureau Projected Global population growth.Source UN World Population Prospects, 2004 6.
Why sustainability is important to the HE sector? 7. Carbon / Energy Reduction Target: 43% reduction in scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions by 2020(based on a 2005/6 baseline) Overall, carbon emissions at 139 universities rose by 3.9% between 2005 and 2010. 8. Waste
9. Resources
10. What does a sustainable university look like? Cartoons by Futerra 11. How do we get there?
12. What are the barriers to change?
13. Making it easy
48 Universities involved in the UK sector! Last year 19,620 actions were taken across 35 diff. unis 14. Sell the Sizzle
The Sausage vs. The Sizzle Climate Heaven vs. Climate Hell I have a dream vs. I have a nightmare 15. 10 Rules 16. Celebrating success
17. LUEG contributing to achieving HEFCEs vision.... Our vision is that, within the next 10 years, the Higher Education sector will be recognised as a major contributor to society's efforts to achieve sustainability - through the skills and knowledge that its graduates learn and put into practice, and through its own strategies and operations " - (HEFCE), 2005 18. EAUC - sowing the seeds for sustainability The EAUC is the sustainability champion for universities and colleges in the UK. Run by members, for its members, the EAUC seeks to work with members and partners to drive sustainability to the heart of further and higher education 19. Recap:
20. What transforms the lone nut into a leader? http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html 21. Feel free to contact us! blog:greengreenwich.blogspot.com twitter:Sust_Greenwich facebook: Search:Sustainability + Greenwich e-mail: sustainability@gre.ac.uk phone: 020 8331 8813 University of Greenwich News:http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/news 22. Thank You Kat Thorne John Bailey [email_address] [email_address] 23. Travel Tips What can you do to cut carbon? Least Sustainable Most sustainable 24. Back at home
25. How to Communicate Sustainability?
26. 27. Green Impact Training Session
What is a SMART action plan? S BeSpecificabout what you will achieve. M Ensure your result will beMeasurableand have clear outcomes. A Make sure you haveAchievableandAppropriatetargets. R It must beRealisticthink of time, ability and resources. T Make sure it isTimerestricted. When will you achieve your goals?
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