Climate Action Forum, Washington State University Vancouver, Video. April 20, 2023.
Scope and Contents
The video of the Climate Action Forum was recorded on April 20, 2023 at the WSU Vancouver campus in Dengerink Administration Building, Room 129. It was sponsored by The Roots of Contemporary Issues program and the Collective for Social and Environmental Justice as part of Earth Day events. The forum was recorded and braodcasted by Clark/Vancouver Television (CVTV). The digital video file has a 1080p resolution and stored in a MP4 format. TRT: 01:13:36.
Dates
- 2023-04-20
Conditions Governing Access
The item is available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction of this video may be prohibited due to copyright.
Biographical / Historical
The Climate Action Forum was part of Earth Day awareness activities on the WSU Vancouver campus in 2023. The forum features a panel with local officials, activists and others to discuss Vancouver's Climate Action Framework, a plan to make Vancouver carbon neutral by 2024. Panelists include Don Steinke of the Sierra Club Beyond Fossil Fuels Task Force, Rebecca Small, a senior policy analyst for the City of Vancouver, council member Kim Harless of the City of Vancouver, and Sue Marshall, a member of the Clark County Council.
The Climate Action Forum addresses the adopted resolution for a Climate Action Framework that was approved by the City of Vancouver on December 5, 2022. The Cliamate Action Framework is a blueprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resiliency to climate change impacts. The framework defines strategies and actions necessary to achieve the goal of becoming a carbon neutral community by 2040.
Extent
2.05 Gigabytes (. One digital video file.) : MP4 format.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The video features a panel of activists and local government officials discussing environmental sustainability in Clark County. The primary focus of the forum is on the city of Vancouver's Climate Action Framework. The panelists discuss the realities of climate change, the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the steps towards becoming a carbon nuetral community by 2040. WSU Vancouver hosted the Climate Action Forum as part of Earth Day awareness activities. The forum was sponsored by WSU Vancouver's Roots of Contemporary Issues Program and WSU Vancouver's Collective for Social and Environmental Justice. Dr. Sue Peabody introduces the forum and Dr. Paul Theirs moderates the panel.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dr. Sue Peabody requested that the Archives and Special Collections capture the CVTV broadcast and document the event as part of WSU Vancouver continual efforts to bring environmental awareness to the larger community. The original accession for this video is UA-WSUV-2023-002.
- Title
- Climate Action Forum, Washington State University Vancouver, Video. April 20, 2023.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Robert Schimelpfenig
- Date
- July 19, 2023
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for unwritten documents
Repository Details
Part of the Washington State University Vancouver, Archives and Special Collections Repository