Spring 2012

ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio: Carbon and Climate Change on Campus

TTH 1:30-3:20 in ACC 120

What is the University of Washington doing, and what can we do, to lower our carbon footprint?

Carbon & Climate on Campus
In 2009, UW released its Climate Action Plan and committed to a major reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions over the next generation. The Plan envisions a variety of strategies to put UW on a more sustainable path, and seeks to engage faculty, students, and staff in doing so. So what’s happening now? And what more can be done?

Sustainability Studio
ENVIR 480 is a hands-on exploration of sustainability on campus, where students learn about sustainability not as an academic concept but an applied practice. Readings and coursework focus on tangible skills for analyzing, communicating about, and making change for  sustainability. This spring, ENVIR 480 will focus on carbon and climate on the UW campus:

Students will work with experts from the UW and beyond to understand the drivers of GHG emissions on campus and understand how the UW is attempting to reduce these emissions.

Students will work in small groups to complete hands-on, quarter-long projects focused on carbon emissions on campus. These projects might include applied research, cost-benefit analyses, community organizing, and more. To see the work students have done in the past, check here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Justin Hellier at hellier@uw.edu.

**For Environmental Studies majors and minors – this course will fulfill Policy & Decision Making and/or Fieldwork for Perspectives and Experiences**