Fall 2015
Committee:
Executive Committee
Whereas, In 2010 the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) signed the Talloires Declaration, and reaffirmed it in 2014, which establishes environmental sustainability as a top priority for our organization.[1]
Whereas, Fossil fuel use is the primary source of CO2, human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. [2][3]
Whereas, Global climate change threatens humankind through intense weather events, ocean acidification, prolonged droughts, disrupted agricultural cycles, sea level rise, and more, with a disproportionate effect on developing countries and marginalized communities.[4]
Whereas, More than 400 organizations and 2,000 individuals across the world with $2.6 trillion in assets have pledged to divest from fossil fuel companies,[5]
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon the California Community Colleges system to divest from the 200 highest polluting corporations as compiled by the Fossil Free Indexes and to invest in clean, renewable energy instead.[6]
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon local student senates to pass full fossil fuel divestment resolutions asking their local California Community College Boards of Trustees or Foundations to divest from the 200 worst pollutiing corporations.
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the California Community College Board of Governors to fully divest from fossil fuels and implement a position directly related to sustainability.
Resolved, That the SSCCC create and champion a new campaign to realize a “Fossil Free CCC”.
Citation: [1] 1990). University Leaders for a Sustainable Future: Talloires Declaration. http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires.html, [2](2014.) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_SPM.pdf [3] (2015). EPA. http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/global.html[4] (2015). The Nature Conservancy. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/global-warming-climate-change/threats-impacts[5](2015). Arabella Advisors. http://www.arabellaadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Measuring-the-Growth-of-the-Divestment-Movement.pdf
[6](2015). Fossil Free Indexes. http://fossilfreeindexes.com/research/the-carbon-underground/
Whereas, Fossil fuel use is the primary source of CO2, human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. [2][3]
Whereas, Global climate change threatens humankind through intense weather events, ocean acidification, prolonged droughts, disrupted agricultural cycles, sea level rise, and more, with a disproportionate effect on developing countries and marginalized communities.[4]
Whereas, More than 400 organizations and 2,000 individuals across the world with $2.6 trillion in assets have pledged to divest from fossil fuel companies,[5]
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon the California Community Colleges system to divest from the 200 highest polluting corporations as compiled by the Fossil Free Indexes and to invest in clean, renewable energy instead.[6]
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon local student senates to pass full fossil fuel divestment resolutions asking their local California Community College Boards of Trustees or Foundations to divest from the 200 worst pollutiing corporations.
Resolved, That the SSCCC calls upon the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the California Community College Board of Governors to fully divest from fossil fuels and implement a position directly related to sustainability.
Resolved, That the SSCCC create and champion a new campaign to realize a “Fossil Free CCC”.
Citation: [1] 1990). University Leaders for a Sustainable Future: Talloires Declaration. http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires.html, [2](2014.) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_SPM.pdf [3] (2015). EPA. http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/global.html[4] (2015). The Nature Conservancy. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/global-warming-climate-change/threats-impacts[5](2015). Arabella Advisors. http://www.arabellaadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Measuring-the-Growth-of-the-Divestment-Movement.pdf
[6](2015). Fossil Free Indexes. http://fossilfreeindexes.com/research/the-carbon-underground/
Status
Ongoing