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Distance teaching as a way to drive emissions reduction was attempted in Brazil. Will a full shift to distance learning lead to environmentally friendlier alternative? A quantity called Emergy is defined to make quantitative assessment. It turns out that distance teaching actually requires more emergy than regular campus learning. Emergy unit per unit time is defined as Emergy (energy, material or information flow) x UEV where UEV is Unit of Emergy Value to produce one unit of a given resource. The unit can be Joule, gram, cubic meter or dollar of a given resource. So the UEV accounts for all resources and energy used to deliver a product. Physical schools and distance teaching were compared with electricity and workbooks in building systems to show that they are higher for distance teaching/learning. This just indicates that teaching and learning have to be optimised for minimising overall emergy with on campus and distance teaching. Brick and mortar schools will still be needed. Externalities include interpersonal interactions and their benefits. #sustainability #campus #climatechange #distancelearning #decarbonise #sustainabilityeducation #highereducation #climatesolutions #netzero https://lnkd.in/dtakGPfu

🌱Last evening, I participated in the fiftieth "Y's Day," featuring the topic "Green Power, You Can Endeavor! Youth Opportunities and Challenges on the #Energy_Transition Path." (Link: https://lnkd.in/dDZQJN6i) The host was Chiang Ya-Chi, a professor from the College of Ocean Law and Policy at National Taiwan Ocean University. The followings are insights I learned from over 6 sustainability experts. 💡Tung Ssu-Chi, Convenor of Post for Taiwan, believes that the Taiwanese government should focus on #information_integration and communication, establishing a favorable institutional environment and market to encourage and support youth participation in initiatives or practical endeavors related to renewable energy transition. 💡Kao Ju-Ping, Chairperson of Taiwan Renewable Energy Alliance (TRENA) 台灣再生能源推動聯盟, emphasized that the #future_prospects of renewable energy are promising, with talent development spanning at least 20 years. This paradigm shift transforms environmental protection into more than just a leisurely pursuit, extending beyond mere profit-making activities for the general public. 💡Chen Yen-Sheng, Chairman of tiSPACE - Dedicated Space Services, pointed out that Taiwan must proactively tackle #energy_storage challenges stemming from intermittent renewable sources like solar and wind power, while also advancing the development of #green_hydrogen. 💡Chiang-Hsieh Ling-Han, Associate Professor from the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management at National Taipei University of Technology, suggests that young people should not simply follow "#issues" but instead prioritize "#values," as issues are subject to rapid change while values remain enduring. He also advises students against pursuing systematic but passive learning for degrees, encouraging them instead to engage in active, problem-oriented learning, even in fragmented ways. 💡Lin Mu-Hsing, a postdoctoral researcher at the Risk Society and Policy Research Center, believes that there are numerous areas worth investing in on the path of energy transition. These include technology research and assessment, #climate_legislation, energy society surveys and policy development, as well as public relations strategies. However, he also warns that misinformation about green energy and the absence of interdisciplinary integration in university education could pose challenges for young people seeking to enter the green workforce. 💡Chen Li-Fu, President of the Taiwan Association of University Professors, believes that #literacy holds greater significance than specialization, and #interdisciplinary_learning is more crucial than specialized knowledge. He advocates for young people to cultivate creativity through cross-disciplinary education, aiming to prevent them from being confined by conservative academic parochialism.

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Accelerating the transition to a clean, globally competitive economy is a job for governments and businesses, as well as non-profits, communities, and individuals. As students head back to school, let’s consider the role of universities. Bryan Alexander, higher education futurist and author of Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis says in this interview... https://lnkd.in/gTV6KPY4