February 20th: Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change

Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change

February 20^th 7pm

Unitarian Universalist Church

695 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

The UB Green Office recently completed the UB Green Climate Action Report, the University at Buffalo’s first greenhouse gas inventory and a comprehensive set of recommendations which, if implemented, would substantially reduce UB’s carbon footprint. The primary purpose of the Report is to assist UB as it moves toward climate neutrality in the years ahead, as per UB President John B. Simpson’s endorsement of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org).

In order to share the report and facilitate greater action on behalf of climate protection, the UB Green Office in conjunction with the co-sponsors shown below is holding a Town Hall Meeting at 7 pm, Wednesday, February 20^th at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo at 695 Elmwood Avenue (at West Ferry), Buffalo. We invite you to attend this meeting and ask you to encourage leaders and representatives from local colleges and schools, businesses, religious and community organizations, municipalities, etc. to attend as well. The methodology and greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies outlined in the report can easily be used by other schools (public and private K-12, area colleges, etc.), businesses, religious and community organizations, and municipalities. The report can be found online at: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/environment/UBGreenReport.pdf .

Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore and scientists worldwide have told us that the “debate is over” about global warming and climate change. The science is now conclusive. We know that the climate is changing rapidly and it is occurring primarily because of our collective addiction to and wasteful use of fossil fuels. Leading U.S. climatologist Jim Hansen recently remarked that we have just 10 ten years to reverse course and adopt a new energy course or it will be impossible to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

Please join us on February 20^th and, more importantly, help us build the meeting by recruiting representatives of local colleges and schools, businesses, religious and community organizations, and municipalities to attend as well and join the discussion so that they too can become part of the solution to climate change.

For more information, please contact Jim Simon at 829-3535 or jsimon at facilities dot buffalo dot edu.