[GPSCC-chat] Life under Trump - Net Zero Carbon

[Wes Rolley]

My introduction to real, solid information on climate change came for a 
Webinar from New York City and sponsored, in part, by the American 
Institute of Architects.  Two of the speakers were Dr. James Hansen, 
renowned climate scientist then at NASA, and Dr. Edward Mazria of the 
American Institute of Architects and founder of an organization called 
Architecture 2030.

Since then, I have been on the Architecture 2030 email list Two of the 
latest are fairly indicative of Dr. Mazria's beliefs that we can do 
things now without the national government.

First, here is a link to the report of a recent (late October) 
conference re: Net Zero Carbon Certification for the built sector of the 
economy.  It is important to note that that conference was held in 
Wuhan, China and that most of the attendees were from Chinese companies. 
China will add 1.5 to 2.5 Billion sq meters of built environment 
annually.  Architecture 2030's report on that conference is here: 
http://us2.champaign-archive1.com/?u=dbdab49ae97bbf29f92aefe69&id=35a10d828d&e=1e8a590bbf

The second it is an affirmation by Dr. Mazria that Change will come from 
the Bottom Up.  Nothing could be more in line with Green Party 
practices. 
http://commonedge.org/life-during-trump-progress-on-climate-change-will-come-from-the-bottom-up/

For me, it raises the question of what our local communities are doing 
to reach such a goal.  Silicon Valley continues to expand, can Net Zero 
Carbon become a part of local planning, zoning practices?  Can the GP 
help push this in our area?

What could be more future focused than this?
-- 
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, 
then you are wasting your time on this Earth" - /Roberto Clemente/
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