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December 7, 2021 Agenda President’s Sustainability Advisory Council

Agenda

President’s Sustainability Advisory Council
December 7, 2021 Zoom Meeting 2-3:30 pm
Agenda

PCLC Deadlines

  • April 5, 2022 Climate Action Plan
  • Implementation Plan

Important Links:

2:00-2:05 Introductions & Announcements

  • Second Nature’s Climate Action Pursuit - 10 seats for faculty and staff; 20 seats for students. Second Nature is replacing their annual in-person meeting with four virtual conferences. Last one: December 9-10 (Alicia)
  • Snapshot on Hiatus until end of Spring Semester

2:05-2:15 Next Steps with CAP (Jordan Daniels, EcoShift)

2:15-2:40 Carbon Neutrality Budget (Rich Swanson, EcoShift)

2:40-2:55 Earth Week and Sustainability Communications (Olivia Hughes, Sustainability Communications)

2:55-3:15 Working Group Highlights

Zero-Impact (Dana / Tyson)

  • Solar Project: contract with SunPower; working towards construction Summer 2022; hopefully online by Jan 2023. ALL contingent on PG&E & State Fire Marshal application and permitting process (TBD).
  • 3 Stream Waste Program: multi stream recycling, compost, & waste/landfill (exterior & interior bins)

Regional Resilience Highlights (Claudia)

  • Drought and Flood in the Russian River Watershed October 13, 2021
  • Local Food Systems & Disasters November 10, 2021
  • Disaster Support for Vulnerable Populations December 8, 2021 *Register here
  • Up Coming Events: Building Resilience North Bay Forward 2021-22

Academic & Student Life Highlights (Mark)

  • Sustainability Minor
  • Orientation to the Land (Mary Gomes)

Strategy, Advancement and Communication Highlights (Kirsten, Julia)

  • Pledge update - student working group January 11, 2022
  • Earth Week 2022 - Earth Day 4/22/22
  • Social Media: Follow #sustainablessu on Instagram, FB

3:15-3:30 Discussion, Feedback, Ideas

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