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Overview What is ‘green’? What is sustainability? What is cleantech? A green economy An electron economy A green academy Green competencies

What is ‘green’?

What is sustainability?

What is cleantech?

A green economy

An electron economy

A green academy

Green competencies

What is Green? Green is the link between the environmental movement and sustainability Green living vs. Living green

Green is the link between the environmental movement and sustainability

Green living

vs.

Living green

What is Sustainability? The three ‘e’s Environment Economy Equity And… Personal sustainability

The three ‘e’s

Environment

Economy

Equity

And…

Personal sustainability

Cleantech Cleantech is the use of technology to develop products with: Higher efficiency Lower impact Improved process

Cleantech is the use of technology to develop products with:

Higher efficiency

Lower impact

Improved process

Clean Technology

Cleantech Competencies Renewable energy Biofuels EV transportation Advanced materials Batteries / fuel cells Green building Smart energy Water technology GHG management Environmental careers

Renewable energy

Biofuels

EV transportation

Advanced materials

Batteries / fuel cells

Green building

Smart energy

Water technology

GHG management

Environmental careers

Electron Economy

Electron Economy Renewable energy Transmission grid Smart energy Energy efficiency Electronomics GHG sequestration Transportation fuels Electric transportation Energy storage Fuel cells LEED / Green building

Renewable energy

Transmission grid

Smart energy

Energy efficiency

Electronomics

GHG sequestration

Transportation fuels

Electric transportation

Energy storage

Fuel cells

LEED / Green building

Green Collar Academy We can’t consume our way to green Story of Stuff – Annie Leopard What competencies did humans master in order to arrive at Civilization 2.0? What competencies do young adults need to better navigate and engineer their socioeconomic networks? Green Collar Economy – Van Jones

We can’t consume our way to green

Story of Stuff – Annie Leopard

What competencies did humans master in order to arrive at Civilization 2.0?

What competencies do young adults need to better navigate and engineer their socioeconomic networks?

Green Collar Economy – Van Jones

Green Collar Academy

Green Competencies Energy Electricity Solar energy Construction Installer Efficiency Smart Grid Soil and water Agriculture / biomass Gardening / food EV / auto technology Alternative fuels

Energy

Electricity

Solar energy

Construction

Installer

Efficiency

Smart Grid

Soil and water

Agriculture / biomass

Gardening / food

EV / auto technology

Alternative fuels

Sustainable Living Outcomes (SLOs) Communication Collaboration Cultural competency Conflict resolution Civic engagement Computation and Critical thinking Chemicals and consequences Systems and limits Ecosystem services Nutritional systems Cradle to cradle / LCA Intergenerational impacts / decisions Value vs. wealth Diversity Equity

Communication

Collaboration

Cultural competency

Conflict resolution

Civic engagement

Computation and Critical thinking

Chemicals and consequences

Systems and limits

Ecosystem services

Nutritional systems

Cradle to cradle / LCA

Intergenerational impacts / decisions

Value vs. wealth

Diversity

Equity