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2023年6月7日

博彩平台正在加强全球联系，以减少碳排放，使世界各地的社区更具可持续性。 

Twice in the last year, Sac国家可持续发展 has hosted foreign delegates visiting campus to learn more about the University’s work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Looking at these issues on a global scale is a more realistic and more responsible approach because climate change is happening on a global scale,” said Ryan Todd, 囊状态 director of Energy and Sustainability. 

“There’s a lot of benefit to communicating with people around the world about how we’re approaching these issues as well as learning how they’re approaching them.” 

此次访问是美国国务院为国际公民领袖和专业人士设立的交流项目“国际访客领袖项目”（IVLP）的一部分。该项目自1940年开始实施。 美国驻世界各地大使馆的工作人员挑选在美国外交政策的重要问题上表现出领导能力的代表参加这个项目。

在首都地区，IVLP由全球纽带萨克拉门托实施，这是北加州世界贸易中心的一个部门，也是全国85个运营该项目的非营利组织之一。 

“Our broader mission is to improve diplomatic relations through person-to-person diplomacy by bringing international visitors here to meet Americans and understand American culture,” said Global Ties 萨克拉门托 Director of Operations Tessa Carter. 

“It’s through this connection, we hope to break down stereotypes and improve cooperation and show that we are all working towards similar goals, even though we might be doing it in different ways.” 

卡特说，萨克拉门托接待了对农业技术、人口贩运、创业和教育等议题感兴趣的代表。 但许多IVLP团体访问加州，专门关注可持续性和气候变化。 

“California is a leader in these areas,” she said. “We know there are a lot of great things happening in sustainability at 囊状态.

“The University has become one of our frequently suggested resources because visitors have such a positive experience. They love hearing about renewable energy and sustainable waste management, as well as visiting the garden and the composting area.” 

“Looking at these issues on a global scale is a more realistic and more responsible approach because climate change is happening on a global scale. There’s a lot of benefit to communicating with people around the world about how we’re approaching these issues as well as learning how they’re approaching them.” ——Ryan Todd， Sac州立大学能源与可持续发展主任

去年冬天，代表们首次与Sac国家可持续发展团队会面，了解可再生能源，这是该大学取得重大进展的领域。 该校最近在一个停车场安装了3979块太阳能电池板，今年夏天还将安装2886块太阳能电池板。

Upon completion, about 20% of 囊状态’s power will come from renewable energy, Todd said. 在炎热的夏季，这一数字可能会增加到30%，具体取决于天气。 

Another group – which included business and civic leaders from Romania, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Guatemala, the Philippines and more – visited 囊状态 in May to learn about creating sustainable communities. 

“Their theme was how to integrate sustainable practices within their communities,” Todd said. “Everyone around the world is trying to figure out how to do these things. We’re all in the same boat, literally. 

“It shows how universal these issues are, and how global the impacts are ultimately.” 

Many of the delegates asked questions about 囊状态’s Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become a carbon neutral campus by 2040.

他们特别感兴趣的是参观CapRadio花园和生物转化和农业合作庭院，也被称为BAC庭院，在那里校园绿色和食物垃圾被转化为堆肥。 

“We’re in uncharted territory,” Todd said. “We have a 2040 carbon neutrality goal with no clear path how to get there. We have a dashboard where we track all of our environmental data, and as more and better data becomes available, we can leverage it to make decisions that make sense.” 

Universities are ideal places to facilitate discussion about sustainability and climate change, said CSU Chief of Energy, Sustainability and Transportation Lindsey Rowell, because they not only are hubs of academic expertise but also offer a wide array of services — including roads, fitness, security, dining, and housing — that make campuses like 囊状态 small cities. 

“Universities are natural collaborators because people are open to education and sharing what they learn,” said Rowell, who attended both Global Ties meetings. “Universities do not have a political bent, so we’re very candid. … We talked about the very real challenges we face.” 

囊状态’s work with Global Ties and the IVLP is another example of its work to engage and improve the surrounding community. 去年，该校成为唯一一所加入联合国可持续发展解决方案网络的科罗拉多州立大学校园。联合国可持续发展解决方案网络是一个由近2000名专家组成的全球联盟，致力于消除贫困和保护地球。 

“Now is not the time to be preoccupied with boundaries and fence lines,” Rowell said. “It is necessary for us, the world, to be working together on these strategies because we cannot do this work in a vacuum, and you can’t make decisions related to sustainability and climate safety without impacting other parts of the world. 

“Universities make a great conduit by which those conversations can happen. There’s a brilliant nexus between the fight against the climate crisis and the global education of our students."