Leah Courtney and Parima Michareune, two GFX Scholars in the Women in Engineering program, worked with Meredith Moore in spring 2020 to develop a carbon offset manual for University of Illinois study abroad programs (manual attached). In fall 2020, we will work to pilot this carbon offset program for engineering students who study abroad.
iSEE intern, Julija Sakutyte, and Meredith Moore have conducted preliminary research into successful local carbon offset programs, including what other institutions have implemented (summary attached). Next steps include: select a value per pound of CO2, develop scope of carbon emissions, identify local projects to fund, and track emissions reduced.
Hello Resilience SWATeam!
I hope this message finds you well. In the spring, one Education SWATeam (Edu002) recommendation to the iCAP Working Group suggested developing a sustainable communities paid internship program for students, in partnership with local businesses, non-profits, local government agencies, and local community-based organizations. As the recommendation states, the program would be designed to provide student opportunities in the sustainability field to advance resiliency efforts in our region and help tackle challenges related to climate change.
The iWG recommended including the Resilience SWATeam in discussions on how best to move this forward since it directly involves and relates to the community. We recognized that cities are interested in working with students though funding may be a potential barrier. Your input on this recommendation will be very helpful. What are your initial thoughts on this recommendation? Does this seem like a feasible project, and what would be needed to implement such a program? Meredith may schedule a meeting in the fall between the two SWATeams to discuss further, though in the meantime, please respond with your feedback.
Thank you!
Ximing Cai
August 2, 2020
The iWG met on 7/8/2020 to review the iCAP 2020 process, updated objectives, and Sustainability Council feedback. The PowerPoint with the agenda is attached.
Good afternoon,
My name is Meredith Moore and I am the Sustainability Programs Coordinator at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) on campus. We are very excited to share the first draft of the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) 2020! The iCAP is our University’s comprehensive strategic plan for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. This attached document consists of eight key themes (Energy, Transportation, Land & Water, Zero Waste, Education, Engagement, Resilience, and Implementation/Funding), each of which contain actionable objectives to guide our sustainability plans for the next five years and beyond. It includes content and graphs without the design and images which will be incorporated later this summer. We would appreciate your feedback on the iCAP content at this form and invite you to share this information and link with any students, faculty, staff, or community members. We are interested to hear what you like about this document, suggestions for improvement, and any additional comments you would like to share with us.
Your review and feedback of the iCAP is a critical step in the drafting process! We have hosted in-person and virtual public forums to achieve this, and we are now accepting feedback on the draft itself. You can also find the PDF iCAP draft, as well as our feedback form, on our website here, or by using go.illinois.edu/iCAP2020. Please submit all feedback by Friday, June 26. You do not need to read the entire document to provide feedback; if you have a particular interest area, feel free to comment specifically on that topic. Thank you for your time and effort, and we look forward to reviewing your feedback! Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Meredith
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Meredith Moore
Sustainability Programs Coordinator
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1101 W. Peabody, Urbana, Suite 338 (NSRC)
217.333.0119 | mkm0078@illinois.edu
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The iWG met on May 18, 2020 to review the status of the iCAP 2020 and discuss the updated list of objectives. The meeting presentation is attached below.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting on 4/27/20. The focus of this meeting was to discuss the SWATeam recommendations that were submitted to the iWG by April 3, 2020.
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Watch this live, or check it out later, to see the draft iCAP 2020 objectives! This is so exciting!!!
Meeting minutes from the Land and Water SWATeam meeting on March 31st, 2020. This meeting focused on finalizing a recommendation for a data repository and generating ideas for future recommendations.
Minutes from the Marth 13th 2020 Education SWATeam meeting. This meeting focused on revising recommendation froms to be sent to the iWG.
Minutes from the Land and Water SWATeam meeting on March 9th, 2020. This meeting focused on revising a recommendation for a sustainability data respository.
Attached are the meeting notes from the iWG meeting on 3/9/2020. The focus of this meeting was on the Energy section of the iCAP 2020.
Land and Water SWATeam meeting minutes from February 26th, 2020. The focus of this meeting was choosing objectives to turn into recommendations.
Attached are the meeting minutes from 2-24-2020. The focus of the meeting was developing recommendations to submit to the iWG.
Attached are the meeting notes for the Energy SWATeam meeting on 2/21/2020. The meeting focused on progress reports on members interested in drafting recommendations on behalf of the team.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting on 2/17/2020. This meeting focused on discussing the resilience objectives.
Attached are the meeting notes from the iWG meeting on 2/10/2020. This meeting focused on discussing the Zero Waste section of the iCAP 2020.
See attached for the iWG Meeting Minutes and notes from 2/3/2020. The discussion focused on the Land and Water section of the iCAP 2020.
The Energy SWATeam's January 2020 meeting involved discussions on the responsbilities of the SWATeam and the assignments to subcommittees of the Energy SWATeam to help the committee work towards acheiveing its objectives more effectively.
