Spring 2020
Committee:
Legislative Affairs and Executive Committees
WHEREAS, the State of California is an international leader in renewable and green energy programs [1];
WHEREAS, the California Community College system is the largest system of higher education in the United States;
WHEREAS, NASA writes on climate change, in the southwest, effects include “Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, ...[and] increased wildfires and declining water supplies, reduced agricultural yields, health impacts in cities due to heat, and flooding and erosion in coastal areas are additional concerns”; and
WHEREAS, “Various analyses such as [a] latest Marketplace Intel Report revealed that larger solar systems earn a bigger ROI... Thus big entities like schools stand to save the most with solar” [2]; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office and Board of Governors to request colleges to adopt a five-year plan to build solar panels at every California Community College, with the exception of the online college, prioritizing construction over parking lots when reasonable;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office and Board of Governors to adopt specific, ambitious goals relating to combating climate change, coinciding with the five-year solar plan; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, if progress is not advanced on the first two resolves, identify a legislator to carry a measure forward to set goals for California community colleges to combat climate change beginning with the development of a five-year solar plan.
Citation 1: https://ieefa.org/california-helping-to-provide-leadership-in-renewables-insurance-and-pensions-climate-risk-management/
https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/topics/renewable-energy
https://ww2.energy.ca.gov/renewables/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/california-commits-100-percent-clean-energy-2045-180970262/
https://www.bluesel.com/2018/11/01/why-california-is-a-leader-in-solar/
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rhea-suh/california-americas-climate-leader
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-clean-energy-20160701-snap-story.html
Citation 2: https://news.energysage.com/solar-panels-for-schools-how-k-12s-and-universities-can-benefit-from-solar/
WHEREAS, the California Community College system is the largest system of higher education in the United States;
WHEREAS, NASA writes on climate change, in the southwest, effects include “Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, ...[and] increased wildfires and declining water supplies, reduced agricultural yields, health impacts in cities due to heat, and flooding and erosion in coastal areas are additional concerns”; and
WHEREAS, “Various analyses such as [a] latest Marketplace Intel Report revealed that larger solar systems earn a bigger ROI... Thus big entities like schools stand to save the most with solar” [2]; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office and Board of Governors to request colleges to adopt a five-year plan to build solar panels at every California Community College, with the exception of the online college, prioritizing construction over parking lots when reasonable;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office and Board of Governors to adopt specific, ambitious goals relating to combating climate change, coinciding with the five-year solar plan; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, if progress is not advanced on the first two resolves, identify a legislator to carry a measure forward to set goals for California community colleges to combat climate change beginning with the development of a five-year solar plan.
Citation 1: https://ieefa.org/california-helping-to-provide-leadership-in-renewables-insurance-and-pensions-climate-risk-management/
https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/topics/renewable-energy
https://ww2.energy.ca.gov/renewables/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/california-commits-100-percent-clean-energy-2045-180970262/
https://www.bluesel.com/2018/11/01/why-california-is-a-leader-in-solar/
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rhea-suh/california-americas-climate-leader
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-clean-energy-20160701-snap-story.html
Citation 2: https://news.energysage.com/solar-panels-for-schools-how-k-12s-and-universities-can-benefit-from-solar/