BFA Support for Youth Climate Action
The BFA unanamously passed resolution BFA-R-1-090519 during the October 3rd, 2019 General Assembly meeting. The resolution references the December 2016 resoluton BFA-R-120116, which expressed that there are overwhelming changes in the global climate due to human activities. The resolution states the BFA support for non-violent youth activism in the interest of preventing and limiting the negative effects of climate change. This resolution was brought to the BFA by: Max Boykoff, Kris Karnauskas, Jim Meiss, Shelly Miller, & Steve Nerem on behalf of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder Faculty Climate Science and Education Committee. This resolution is under consideration for approval by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵSG, and has already been approved by the following ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ groups:
- Climate Reality Campus Corps of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder
- ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Chapter for Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- United Government of Graduate Students
- Boulder Campus Staff Council