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Project: Climate Action Plan Communities are resilient and the best way to prepare ourselves for the impacts of climate change is through planning. In fact, the social and economic benefits of climate protection are shared across the community. Walk: By researching Climate Action Plans of other similarly sized campuses or communities, determine a set of goals and strategies to reach these goals for your Climate Action Plan. For example, one goal could be to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and a strategy for achieving that goal could be to switch from coal as the primary source of energy on campus to renewables. When you are finished with the goals and strategies, you should have a well developed and multifaceted outline of your Climate Action Plan. Run: Set a meeting with the college’s president or a local decision maker to present your goals for the Climate Action Plan. Ask them to get on board with your plan to adopt and implement the Climate Action Plan once it is complete. Without their approval, the Climate Action Plan will be ineffectual. During the meeting, find out what strategies and goals are most important and tangible for the municipality or school. Sprint: Create, finalize, and begin to implement the Climate Action Plan. It is important to engage the community while creating the Climate Action Plan so constituents are on board with the plan. The following steps should be taken into account: 1. Engage stakeholders and support collaboration 2. Establish specific clean energy and climate change goals. 3. Consider policies and programs on a variety of topics, such as Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Land Use, Transportation, and others. 4. Learn about the successes and challenges of other Climate Action Plans. 5. Consider feasibility and available resources 6. Monitor and evaluate progress in order to determine results MILE MARKER 10: CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Resources Sierra Club Cool Cities: http://coolcities.us/ Clean Air, Cool Planet Toolkit: www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/toolkit/ Colleges and Universities: http://rs.acupcc.org/cap/235/?id=235 EPA Climate Action Plan: http://epa.gov/statelocalclimate/state/stat e-examples/action-plans.html Reporting Remember that different forms of movement are worth specific steps. Walk = 50 steps Run = 100 steps Sprint = 150 steps Hydration Stations = 25 steps In order to receive credit for the 10,000 steps all activities must be documented. To report projects, click on this link Fill out the form titled REPORTING. Please make sure all the text boxes are filled out completely. It is also recommended that activities are uploaded to the official NAACP pages listed below with a brief commentary which includes: Name of Youth Council/College Chapter Location 2-4 sentences describing the activity. When using social media, use the hashtags: #10KSteps, #NAACPECJP or tag NAACP, NAACPConnect, NAACPECJP. 53 | P a g e
Coaches Corner The purpose of a coach is to provide you with advice, support, and the information you are lacking; coaches are here to help. Turn to this section to find suggestions for possible coaches to help you through each of the mile markers. Media: Making Videos Drama Club actors Film students Writing to the news paper English teacher/professor School/local newspaper Editor-in-Chief Youth Council/College Chapter advisor Radio interviews Local radio station English or public speaking teachers/professors Communications majors Event Planning: Teachers and Professors- guest speakers Local environmental groups- partnering on events Churches- venue and participants Rotary club- venue and participants Climate Action Plan: Other schools or communities who have implemented Climate Action Plans Local businesses City’s Chamber of Commerce Meeting with a local decision maker: Staff members of decision maker- answer questions and schedule a meeting NAACP Washington Bureau- advice on meeting agenda 54 | P a g e
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Youth and College Leadership Initia
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