From global networks and large-scale projects to local, collective actions in communities, what creates a better world? As human development progresses, we must assess our practices and technologies — our holistic impact on the world around us. Examine global profiles of low-carbon, green, just economies, and integrate these lessons into your own communities.
2. Clean Air Partnership (CAP)
• CAP is a charitable environmental
organization whose goal is to help
municipalities become more sustainable,
resilient, and vibrant communities where
resources are used efficiently, the air is
clean to breathe and greenhouse gas
emissions are minimized.
• www.cleanairpartnership.org
3. The picture’s pretty
bleak. The world’s
climates are
changing, the
mammals are taking
over, and we all have
the brain about the
size of a walnut.
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6. Low Carbon Transformation
• Decarbonize the
electricity and energy
grid
• Less energy to do the
same job
• Efficiency, Efficiency
and More Efficiency
• Electricity's role
expands into
transportation and heat
This
transformation
took less than
two decades
8. Buildings
• Where we build
• How we build
• Retrofitting our buildings
• Tighten the envelope – cheapest
and most effective way to meet
energy needs
• Individual and community power
• Upfront costs or pay over the
long term
9. Spheres of Influence
• Individual
• Family
• Extended Family and
Friends
• Work, School, Business,
Professional
• Government & Systems
• Control Versus Influence
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11. Thank you for all that you have done….
and all that you will do….
Gabriella Kalapos –
gkalapos@cleanairpartnership.org