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.