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--></style></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear PCC community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I am sharing the below information on a collective Climate Action Event on Friday, May 13 (noon-2pm), on behalf of Prof. Jessica Kaminsky in the CEE (Civil and Environmental Engineering) department. This is a great opportunity for collective action on the climate crisis by diving into the depths (or shallowness..) of corporate climate pledges.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Steffen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PCC Graduate Student Committee member<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jessica Kaminsky</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:jkaminsk@uw.edu">jkaminsk@uw.edu</a>><br>Date: Mon, May 2, 2022 at 12:18 PM<br>Subject: [CEE Grads] You're Invited - CEE Climate Action Event on May 13!<br>To: <<a href="mailto:cee-faculty-plus@uw.edu">cee-faculty-plus@uw.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cee-admin-staff@uw.edu">cee-admin-staff@uw.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cee-research-staff@uw.edu">cee-research-staff@uw.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cegrads@u.washington.edu">cegrads@u.washington.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cee-postdocs@uw.edu">cee-postdocs@uw.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi CEE faculty, staff, postdocs, and students,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Everyone enrolled in CEE 420: Engineering with Developing Communities would like to <b>invite you to join us in a collective Climate Action Event</b>. Come be a part of something big!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Infrastructure is responsible for <a href="https://content.unops.org/publications/Infrastructure-for-climate-action_EN.pdf?mtime=20211008124956&focal=none">a mind boggling 79% of all greenhouse gas emissions</a>! So, we need to change how and what the world builds. In this event, we will work towards this by collectively identifying and evaluating the corporate climate pledges from the largest civil design and construction firms. Separately, I (Jessica K.) will publicize this list in a variety of ways to help those firms move the needle in the fight against climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Join us under the CSE 2 tents between noon and 2pm on Friday, May 13th.</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Please come by and chat about what we're doing! If you like (optional), pull up a chair and we'll assign you a firm and give you the link to the online, step-by-step rubric you can use to evaluate a corporate climate pledge. We'll be there to answer any questions you may have as you work.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>No specialized prior knowledge is needed for you to successfully participate in this event. </span></b><span lang=EN-US> All you need is enthusiasm, about an hour, and attention to detail. We'll provide the rest.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Bonus,<b> there will be pizza! </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsv2rTBlYCc10hCxY9bsWKYQJFevroo-O1xMyWvQ2sUtRwRg/viewform?usp=sf_link">RSVP here to help us have enough food</a>, but an RSVP is certainly not required to join us!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jessica K., Rachel P., & Nathalie T.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>FAQ:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Where</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: Under the CSE 2 tents (this is the orange building next door to More Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>When</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: Noon - 2pm on Friday, May 13th<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Why</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: (1) To save the world, (2) To have some fun, and (3) To eat free pizza. (Now that's a win-win-win!)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>What to Bring</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: An internet connected device you can use to fill out Google Forms and surf corporate websites on. Computer recommended. Or, just yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jessica Kaminsky (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Associate Chair for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Global Health<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:jkaminsk@uw.edu">jkaminsk@uw.edu</a><br>+1.206.221.3058<br><a href="http://www.heterogeneous-engineering.org/">http://www.heterogeneous-engineering.org/</a><br><a href="https://www.ce.washington.edu/facultyfinder/jessica-kaminsky">https://www.ce.washington.edu/facultyfinder/jessica-kaminsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>_______________________________________________<br>Cegrads mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Cegrads@u.washington.edu">Cegrads@u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cegrads">http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cegrads</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>