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Sustainable Developmentis often defined as:
“meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs”
World Commission on Env. And Development. (1987). Our Common Future. England:Oxford University Press.
Education for a Greenand Sustainable Future
Debra Rowe, Ph.DPresidentU.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
Kevin Raskoff and Deidre Sullivan
Effects -Climate Change
Disruption of food production and the food chain More extreme weather events Disruptions of ecosystems, including water
supplies Spread of disease e.g. West Nile, Malaria, Dengue Fever
Submersion of land masses –sea level rise50% of world’s population lives on the coasts= Civilization Disruption and National Security Threat
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, NASA, Pentagon, and National Defense University
Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability
FlourishingEnvironment Strong
Economy
Social Well-being
Green jobs: the obvious choices
Traditionally, community college, career and technical education:
Energy auditor Wind energy technician Insulation and weatherization technician Photovoltaics (solar electricity) installer Thermal solar installer (hot water and
space heating and pool heating)
Recovery through Retrofits
“Recovery through Retrofits” – 130 million homes,property tax financing, national standards, =
$21 billion per year in reduce utility bills ~ 30 million car off the road!!!)
Example: Major federal initiative for retrofits of middle class homes for energy efficiency, including national workforce standards and removal of financing bottlenecks -
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Through_Retrofit_Final_Report.pdf
What is a green job?The Department of Labor categorizesgreen jobs into one of the following:
• Green increased demand occupations: increase in the employment demand for an existing occupation. 64 occupations meet this definition.
• Green enhanced skills occupations: significant change to the work and worker requirements of an existing occupation. 60 occupations meet this definition.
• Green new and emerging occupations: generation of a new occupation relative to the O*NET taxonomy. This new occupation could be entirely novel or “born” from an existing occupation. 45 occupations qualify with another 46 occupations identified as candidates
• The O*NET green center has a wealth of “green” resources.
Sustainability: Student Learning Outcomes
Each student will: learn to define sustainability explain how sustainability relates to their lives and
their values, and how their actions impact issues of sustainability
utilize their knowledge of sustainability to change their daily habits and consumer mentality
explain how systems are interrelated learn change agent skills learn how to apply concepts of sustainability to their
campus and community by … learn how to apply concepts of sustainability globally
by engaging in challenges and the solutions of sustainability in a world context.
From ACPA College Student Educators International
What is a green job?A limited but still helpful view below
DOL’s 12 identified green economy sectors: Agriculture and forestry Energy and carbon capture and storage Energy efficiency Energy storage Environment protection Government and regulatory administration Green construction Manufacturing Recycling and waste reduction Renewable energy generation Research, design and consulting services Transportation
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/green.