Whistler's Naomi Devine talks about her Climate Project training

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Who is Naomi Devine, and why is she of interest to CITinfoResource readers? Here's what her bio at the BC sustainable Energy Association says about her:

"Naomi is a climate change and sustainability policy advisor … responsible for overseeing the Whistler2020 community process and working on Whistler’s Official Community Plan review. In her previous position as the Sustainability Coordinator for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) she worked on the creation of the Carbon Neutral Operations Plan, and created the Climate Action Innovation Fund, which directs carbon tax money into commercial and municipal emissions reductions projects. Prior to this, Naomi worked in the University of Victoria’s office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, creating the university's first sustainability policy and action plan.

"In November 2007, Naomi was appointed to British Columbia's Climate Action Team, which offers the Government’s Cabinet Committee on Climate Action policy advice on measures to achieve legislated greenhouse gas reductions. She is a co-founder of Common Energy at the University of Victoria, an organization that works to move organizations 'beyond climate-neutral' and is a co-author of the report: Building on Progress: A Plan to move the University of Victoria Beyond Climate-Neutral. Naomi is currently a Director with the BC Sustainable Energy Association, and founding chair of the Victoria Chapter."


Naomi Devine is one of a handful of people in the province of BC dedicated to working on issues related to climate change and how small-to-medium sized communities can adapt to and mitigate the changes that are taking place.

In late June Naomi was on her way to Tennessee. She talked to hanspetermeyer about her trip to Nashville, Tennessee to train with Al Gore as part of the Climate Project. What's the Climate Project? From their site..."The Climate Project supports more than 3,000 diverse and dedicated volunteers worldwide who have been personally trained by former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore to educate the public and to raise awareness about



What's next?
Now that Naomi has completed her training and returned to BC she's looking for opportunities to practice what she's learned: giving a version of the Al Gore "Inconvenient Truth" climate change presentation to communities in BC. She'll be wanting to connect the larger climate change picture to what's happening in our communties, in terms of the kinds of changes we'll be seeing, and also the kinds of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies we're putting together.

If your community has gone through, or is about to start a sustainability planning process you might consider getting in touch with Naomi. She's a smart, dynamic, and passionate individual with lots to add to whatever sustainability conversation is happening in your community.

Following Naomi
One of the best ways to get a handle on who Naomi is and what she does is to follow her on Twitter - that will also give you a way to get in touch with her. She can also be reached via the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

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