Sustainability Curriculum Resource Guide
Resources compiled by SPARC (Sustainable Practices and Academic Resource Council)
PCC 2021 Climate Action Plan
PCC’s 2021 Climate Action Plan: Resiliency, Equity and Education for a Just Transition is the college’s five-year roadmap towards climate justice. The 2021 plan establishes a new carbon neutrality goal of 2040. The college adopted its first climate action plan in 2009, which was updated and expanded in 2013. The 2021 plan includes the following goals:
- By 2026, PCC has reduced college energy consumption per square foot by 60% below 2006 levels.
- By 2026, PCC has reduced its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 75% below 2006 levels, through decarbonization of its energy sources.
- By 2026, PCC has reduced college fleet fuel emissions by 25% below 2006 levels.
- By 2026, PCC has reduced commuter and business travel greenhouse gas impacts per full time equivalent by 20% below the 2006 baseline.
- By 2026, PCC purchaser and vendor contracts align with PCC’s diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainability and climate action goals and values to ensure long-term viability of PCC’s enterprise.
- By 2026, PCC has reduced the college’s water consumption per square foot by 10% below 2019 levels.
- By 2026, PCC has reduced greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste by 50% below 2006 levels.
Additional goals promote education and outreach, and resiliency. Read the full plan:
2021 Climate Action Plan
See also
PCC 2021 Climate Action Plan (6:42 minute video)
Learn about the 2021 PCC Climate Action plan in this short video, produced by Briar Schoon, PCC Sustainability Manager, and Stephania Fregosi, PCC Sustainability Analyst. PCC Climate Action Plan.
PCC library climate change guides
- Climate ChangeStudent guide with resources for researching the climate crisis. Includes resources about 'Climate change - the basics'; Information sources; Solutions; Advocacy and organizing; Climate justice; Climate grief and anxiety; Climate misinformation; and PCC Climate Action Plan
- Cli-fi (Climate Fiction)Recommended climate fiction books (print, ebooks and audiobooks) available through PCC Library
- Climate AnxietyRecommended resources including websites, videos, books, workshops and more for understanding and addressing climate anxiety and grief.
- Teaching Climate Change at the Community CollegeResources to prepare for the cognitive, political and emotional complexities of teaching climate change. Compiled by librarian Roberta Richards as part of a professional leave project.
- Climate Change CurriculumResources for integrating climate change into courses across the disciplines. Some of the resources were created by PCC instructors, while most come from national or international networks of climate educators. Compiled by librarian Roberta Richards as part of a professional leave project.