Penn State

Consortium forSocial Movements and Education
Research and Practice

Student‐led campus climate change initiatives in Canada

Student‐led campus climate change initiatives in Canada

Anjali Helferty, Amelia Clarke
2009
2009

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive list of student‐led, campus‐based climate change initiatives, and offers details on many specific cases. The paper also documents the roles students have played and considers the larger youth engagement implications. Many of these initiatives can be replicated elsewhere, thereby providing a starting point for students wanting to begin an initiative or providing ideas for other campus stakeholders wanting to engage students in initiatives.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive list of student‐led, campus‐based climate change initiatives, and offers details on many specific cases. The paper also documents the roles students have played and considers the larger youth engagement implications. Many of these initiatives can be replicated elsewhere, thereby providing a starting point for students wanting to begin an initiative or providing ideas for other campus stakeholders wanting to engage students in initiatives.

Social Movements

Climate justice movements, Youth Activism

Keywords

Environment, Higher Education, North America, Policy

Theme

Social Movements Within; Through; and for Public Education