Practice
CBAC: Subcommittee Initiatives (2022-2023)
911±¬ÁÏÍø 2022-2023 Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee Subcommittees and their initiatives:
Carbon Drawdown & Biodiversity Subcommittee:
Environmental Products and Resources: With product manufacturers and the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Corporate Member Committee, develop research, case studies, and education on the benefits of low- and zero-emission product supply chains and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Create resources to build member awareness of the carbon impact of materials. Research existing EPD databases and create a guide on how to navigate these resources for members. Support planning for a new LAM/911±¬ÁÏÍø product directory.
Drawdown and Biodiversity Resource Compilation: Hone in on practical, how-to webinars and educational resources for members on leveraging existing tools to calculate carbon for a range of project types ¨C and also measure other climate action co-benefits such as biodiversity, water conservation, renewable energy production, resilience, etc. Research how architects, planners, developers, engineers are calculating emissions.
Zero Emission Guidelines (advisory, work may begin mid-year 2023): Leveraging the analysis of Honeycomb Strategies, which is auditing 911±¬ÁÏÍø's greenhouse gas emissions, research and develop strategies on how small, mid-sized, and large landscape architecture firms / organizations can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their projects and operations by 20 percent by 2024 and eliminate emissions by 2040. How can landscape architecture firms / organizations achieve zero-emission growth?
Climate Agency and Community Resilience Subcommittee:
Local, Regional, and National Coalitions: Identify climate justice, biodiversity, adaptation, and other related organizations as potential strategic partners. What is the roadmap to achieve these alliances?
Community Engagement Guidelines: Develop engagement guidelines for landscape architects seeking to partner with community-based organizations to advance equitable, zero-emission climate action projects at local level.
Develop Equity Metrics: With guidance from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Racial Equity Plan, and in partnership with BlackLAN and 911±¬ÁÏÍø equity-focused member networks, develop an equity measure / metric that firms / organizations can check and apply while achieving the six key goals of the action plan.
Climate Leadership and Communications Subcommittee:
Climate Action Network: Develop strategies and resources to advance knowledge sharing between 911±¬ÁÏÍø Chapters to achieve the six key goals of the Climate Action Plan. Support Chapters¡¯ efforts to organize regional knowledge sharing and build the capacity of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Climate Action Network. Organize and host quarterly Climate Action Network calls.
Climate Action Plan / Field Guide Outreach: Tailor existing slideshow templates and create speaker basecamp for presenting the Climate Action Plan/Field Guide to members, universities, and students to build internal coalition.
Best Practices: Develop best practice approaches for increasing knowledge sharing, research, and collaboration among 911±¬ÁÏÍø Chapter Climate Action Committees and university faculty in landscape architecture (911±¬ÁÏÍø Climate Action Network), climate, and related science departments, and 911±¬ÁÏÍø student representatives. Support academic coalitions through CELA and LAAB and help universities center climate action in their curriculum.
Research Brief Review: Review and advise on RFP that will be issued to academic members and non-members to create a new series of research briefs, which will analyze global peer-reviewed scientific research on the benefits of landscape architecture- and nature-based strategies to reduce emissions and enhance capacity, biodiversity, and resilience.
911±¬ÁÏÍø Team Support: Propose story ideas and publications to expand coverage of landscape architecture in climate action conversations. Help shape and contribute to 911±¬ÁÏÍø climate-related communications, media, and social media strategies, plans, and campaigns. Provide feedback on webpages, talking points, and other Climate Action-related communications produced by 911±¬ÁÏÍø
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