No images? Click here
UC3 Dispatch | May 2022
Header Photo Credit: University of Colorado Boulder
CLIMATE ACTION
University of Colorado Boulder is co-hosting the Right Here Right Now Global Climate Summit in early December 2022 with United Nations Human Rights.
The hybrid Summit will bring together thought leaders who are working toward actionable solutions to address the climate crisis as a human rights crisis that affects the world’s most vulnerable populations. For more information, please sign-up for updates.
In February, the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education along with the Rutgers Climate Institute co-sponsored Youth Dialogues on the National Climate Assessment to: provide an overview of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), the National Climate Assessment (NCA) development process, and other opportunities for youth engagement. The event allowed youth an opportunity to discuss proposed key topics, identify priority issues relevant to the NCA, share resources with assessment authors, and discuss what could be done to make the NCA more useful for youth including reflecting their questions and concerns. Students had an opportunity for break out session interactions with lead authors from many chapters related to ecosystems and environment, socio-economics and health as well as response options.
CLIMATE ACTION MILESTONES & RECOGNITION
Highlight: Book Release by UC3 Fellow Kathryn Logan
Dr. Kathryn G. Logan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Arizona Institute for Resilient Environments and Societies as part of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) project to help identify and analyze novel pathways considering trade-offs, synergies, and equity as the City of Tucson develops their climate action plan. Dr Logan obtained both her BSc (Hons) and PhD degrees in Environmental Science from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Her PhD research investigated the impact of the electrification of transport and the related trade-offs between greenhouse gas emission reductions, climate regulation and the potential impact upon ecosystem services and natural capital. During Dr Logan's PhD research, she worked as a visiting researcher at Tsinghua University and Kyoto University doing case study analysis to better understand different methods of low carbon transport integration.
The book, Transportation in a Net Zero World: Transitioning Towards Low Carbon Public Transport discusses the importance of transitioning from conventionally fueled, electric and hydrogen personal vehicles towards low carbon electric and hydrogen public transport. It presents international comparisons and case studies of countries who have successfully and unsuccessfully implemented policies to reduce their emissions from land-based transport. It discusses and provides policy recommendations to meet a net zero transport world by exploring potential issues, including infrastructure changes and electricity generation mix which may prevent targets being met successfully.
The book also demonstrates how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced individual transport choices and what will need to be done to ensure travel remains sustainable going forward. Aligned with an active area of academic and civil discourse on the topic of sustainable transportation systems, Transportation in a Net Zero World will be of interest to researchers, policy makers, and graduate students alike, in the fields of environmental science and transport studies.
Image Credit: Springer Cham
UPCOMING EVENTS
UC3 Presidents’ Roundtable
Monday, June 6, 2022 | 4-5:30pm EST
The Role of the Research University and Presidents / Chancellors in Accelerating Climate Action is a virtual meeting being held on June 6, 2022, from 4:00-5:30 pm ET. The primary goal of this Roundtable is to inform the future of the sector’s climate leadership given the unique institutional and positional characteristics shared by the attendees, and given the current global context for rapidly scaling up global climate solutions
UC3 In-person Summit
University of British Columbia in Vancouver
Thursday, June 23 - Friday, June 24, 2022
Co-hosted by UC3 lead institution The University of British Columbia and Second Nature, we are pleased to unite representatives from 23 of North America’s leading research universities at our first in-person event in over two years!
The Summit is being held on June 23-24, 2022.The UC3 Summit will provide a platform for UC3 Liaisons and representatives from member institutions to reflect, discuss, and create action-oriented next steps for the coalition; for members of the UC3 Fellows Pilot Program to present work they have done; and to aid in the development of new strategic partnerships for advancing climate action. Any questions about the Summit can be directed to Cait Murphy (caitmur@mail.ubc.ca).
For questions about information in this Dispatch issue or UC3 in general, please contact: Mia Sen (msen@secondnature.org).
The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Dispatch newsletter, is an opportunity for UC3 members to share how they are accelerating climate action on campuses, in communities, and at a global scale. The Dispatch is also a chance for UC3 to highlight both the individual and collaborative actions that members are taking to implement the goals and strategies included in the 2020-2025 UC3 Strategic Plan (click here).
Subscribe to the UC3 Dispatch
Interested in staying up-to-date on UC3? Subscribe to the UC3 Dispatch using the button below. Have feedback and/or thoughts on what should be included in the next edition of the Dispatch? Please contact us at uc3@secondnature.org.
