Environmental Sustainability

Ward 15 Forum April 21, 2016

“On planned policies, rising fossil-fuel energy use will lead to irreversible and potentially catastrophic climate change.” The current trends of energy use has put the planet on a trajectory to a “long-term global temperature increase of more than 3.5 degrees Celsius” leading to “irreversible and potentially catastrophic” changes.

International Energy Agency

Core Beliefs: • We do not live sustainably

on the planet; • Schools have an

important role in shaping a positive future by helping students learn to live more sustainably;

• To help students learn to live sustainably, school systems must undergo significant change

1. Foster community and cultivate networks;

2. Work at multiple levels of scale;

3. Make space for self-organization;

4. Seize breakthrough opportunities;

5. Facilitate change – but give up the illusion that you can direct it;

6. Assume that change is going to take time; and

7. Be prepared to be surprised

Seven Lessons for Leaders of Systems Change

Center for Ecoliteracy

Ward 15 Certified

EcoSchools

Rapid Growth 2003 - 2009

Change, upheaval and uneven growth 2010 - 2015

Urban Forest Management Plan, 2013

Change, Upheaval and Uneven Growth, 2010-15

Laurier CI

Large Tree Program

Injected tree

North side of tree Tag, spray painted

Laurier CI, April 28, 2015

Laurier CI, May 6, 2015

Jack Minor, April 2016

Kingsview Village, April 2016

Kingsview Village, April 2016

Pauline, April 2016 Maurice Cody, April 2016

Perth, April 2016

Receiving Schools: Don Mills CI, Oakwood, Northview Heights, Laurier, Westview Centennial, Mowat, Donview and Highland Heights

Laurier CI, May 6, 2015

FDK Play Spaces

Change, Upheaval and Uneven Growth, 2010-15

Implementation Plan: Charter for Active, Safe and Sustainable Transportation, 2014

Change, Upheaval and Uneven Growth, 2010-15

Cycling Education Programs NEW

Schools can choose from one of the following: Elementary/Middle School 1. Bike Rodeo 2. Bike Assembly 3. Mechanics Workshop 4. Safety & Riding Skills

Classroom Package

Secondary School 1. Safety & mechanics workshop 2. Club package 3. Mechanics workshop

EcoSchools Bike Rack Program

Ecoschools.ca>Enrich Your Program> Cycling Supports

Themed Events

- Themed events (eg. Anything But Car (ABC) Day, Walking/ Wheeling Wednesdays) can help to build a culture of awareness

- Celebrate local/

national/global initiatives

Bike to School Week – May 30 to June 3, 2016

- Use announcements/bulletin boards/newsletters/student-made posters to promote cycling to school

- Host a cycling themed event

- Count and track the number of

students biking to school

- Recognize students for their efforts (eg. stickers, healthy snack)

www.biketoschoolweek.ca

Bike to School Week – May 30 to June 3, 2016

Register by Friday, May 6th to be eligible to receive a free Education Kit (while supplies last). The kit includes a safety handout, Trip Tracking Posters with stickers, promotional posters and some cycling themed prizes.

www.biketoschoolweek.ca

Outdoor education staff start to coach schools applying for platinum certification.

5-Year Conservation and Demand Management Plan, 2014

28 kW solar PV Installation - Cassandra

Change, Upheaval and Uneven Growth, 2010-15

• Greenhouse gas emissions in 2014/15 decreased by another 1.54% compared to the previous year.

• In 2014/15, the TDSB avoided $770,000 in energy costs compared to what it would have spent if energy use had not declined;

• Since 2000/01, electricity consumption has decreased by 91.7 million kWh and natural gas by 16.9 million cubic meters. Energy intensity has dropped from 1,015 MJ/m2 to 813 MJ/m2 (or 20%), and greenhouse gas emissions have declined by 60,387 metric tonnes (or 23%).

• Using 2000/01 as a baseline, $14.96 million in utility costs have been avoided for 2014/15.

• The TDSB is on track to install 34 megawatts of solar PV on 323 schools.

• Upon completion, the solar PV on TDSB school rooftops will generate 42 million kWh of electricity a year, equivalent to about 15% of the Board’s current level of electricity consumption.

Water taste test challenge

Results of water bottle audit shared at September assembly

Environmental Education AQ: Parts 1, 2 and 3

TDSB teachers receive a $400 subsidy after course completion

Green bins rolled out to all schools

Eastdale Rooftop

New Green Projects Team Leader

Viability Reviews

Vandalism at Chester ES

Terrace at Queen Victoria

June 2014

August 2014

Farm to Table Garden at Don Mills CI

Rapid Growth 2003 - 2009

Change, upheaval and uneven growth 2010 - 2015

2016 – A crossroads?