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The Challenge Save money, energy, and the planet! Welcome Greece! Let’s be a Cool Community! Climate Change Cafe Café Question #1 How did it go? Fill out worksheet For meetings 1 and 2 Predicted Climate Change Effects Specific to New York Precipitation increases in some areas and decreases in others. More extreme wet and snowy days are predicted for Rochester Increased frequency of extreme hot summer days and heat-related deaths Coastal areas experience more severe storms Increased concentrations of ground-level ozone, which adversely affects respiratory health, reduces crop yields and impairs ecosystem health Increase in diseasespreading pests such as mosquitoes and ticks Increase in harmful algae blooms in water environments Flooding and erosion of low-lying areas More variable stream flow & lower lake levels: poorer water quality; insufficient water supply for people AND agriculture Forests turn to grasslands; species like maple, beech and birch severely reduced, affecting tourism (fall foliage) and maple product industries Loss of vegetation and wildlife habitat, loss of cold-dependent species (trout) 20. Pssst… Save the Planet, Pass It On! This section-- all HIGH IMPACT actions! • Who can you engage to go on the Low Carbon Diet? • Neighbors • Workgroup • Classmates • Church group • Sports team • other organizations? • Can you lead the eco-team? Of course you can! Personal engagement is the most effective! Promoting Change Environmentally friendly behaviors become…. the new “Normal” – 15% already conserving $, energy, the planet – 35% ready to conserve when engaged – 35% will act when many others do – 15% will always refuse- not our audience Everett Rogers – Diffusion of Innovation 21. A Cool Place to Work Think about applying Section 1 & 2 Actions to workplace: What are the barriers? Take action to remove them. • Work cooperatively with management • Engage your peers to work with you 22. A Cool Community Save money, energy, and the planet in a big way • small & large groups • churches, schools, town halls • sponsorship by elected officials- any & all levels of gov’t • town, village, city, county… • set concrete goals • engagement (85%?) & carbon reduction goal (20%?) Let’s Go, Rochester! Let’s do it all over again! April 2009 This series has been a great start: support and participation of local officials, community groups and businesses Help us make it grow! Volunteers needed for: • Media • Recruitment of participants • Eco-team leaders • Coordinating details at sites • Donations A Cool Community Example •Town of Brighton – Color Brighton Green •Volunteer Citizen Committees to advise Town, and provide opportunities for action and education for community. •Empower Citizens and Businesses to use resources efficiently •Long term goal of sustainability and stewardship •www.colorbrightongreen.org Color Brighton Green Campaigns 10% Challenge Campaign supporting business, municipal, school, and residential energy reduction measures Curb Your Car Week Energy Fair Low Carbon Diet Challenge meetings Environmental Leadership Summit 23. A Cool Citizen •Think about what barriers you encountered to the LCD actions •What changes need to happen? •How can you get involved in making them? Cool Citizen Voter’s Guide The most earth-friendly candidate would: • Call for CO2 emissions reduction of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 • Support limiting CO2 emissions through economic means such as carbon tax; or caps on emissions and trading of emission allowances (“cap and trade”) • Support the growth of clean energy through research funding and economic incentives (tax credits, net metering) • Support mandatory increases in MPG for vehicles (referred to as Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards) • Not promote coal or nuclear (there is no such thing as “clean coal”) • Support the increase of mass transit 24. Cool Kids and Cool Schools • Promote schools teaching the other 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! • Engage kids at home too: Set a good example foster appreciation for nature choose earth-friendly activities November 18th, 7 PM at City Hall Hosted by Mayor Duffy, attended by many Town Supervisors Refreshments, Awards, Prizes Announcement and recognition of the accomplishments of all participants Café Question #2 Keeping in mind these last four actions, what do you feel can you commit to do now to empower others to act? Help us make 4/09 even better! What worked really well? What would you change? Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead