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Degrees Cooler-Behaviour Change in Action

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Greening Universities Through Behaviour Change

Barriers Motivators

1. Old habits hard to break 1. Environmental / social reasons

2. No time / inconvenient 2. £ incentive

3. I can’t make a difference 3. Easy to do

4. I don’t know what to do 4. Feel good factor

5. University not doing enough

5. Encouragement from friends /colleagues

6. Too expensive 6. health benefits

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Student Switch Off

Energy-saving competition

Eco Power Rangers: films, quizzes

Encourages simple changes

9.3% or 650 tonnes CO2 saved

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People & Planet : Going Greener Based around Transition Town Movement

Staff and students engaged in practical projects

Go Green Week and ongoing campaigns

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EAUC: Green Impact

EAUC accreditation scheme

Greening departments from bottom up

Over 10,000 staff & 250 departments

Empowers environmental champions

Makes sustainability easier

Shares good practice

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Studentforce for Sustainability

Julia Jack: Greener Living Assistant

University of Exeter

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Being A University of Exeter GLA

My background

Role of GLA

Links to other

sustainability

initiatives

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Behaviour Change & Staff Engagement

Green Impact & empowering staff

Sharing good practice & celebrating achievements

Healthy Competition!

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Behaviour Change & Student Engagement

Green ImpactStaff & Student

Collaboration

Student auditors

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Behaviour Change & Student Engagement

Student Switch OffRaise Awareness

Save Energy

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Behaviour Change & Student Engagement

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Lower carbon diet

events

Working with other

Student societies

Go Green Week

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Greener Living Assistant’s Perspective

Benefits for GLARewarding

Benefits to UniversityRaising AwarenessEncouraging & Engaging

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Greener Living Assistant’s Perspective

Wealth of experienceE.g. Project Management

ChallengesWork Commitments

OpportunitiesEncourage & share good practice

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Thank you!

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