Climate Reality Portland: November Updates

Leadership Team Self-Nomination Deadline Extended to 12/3; Save the Date: In-Person Social 12/19

🌎 2024 Leadership Team ❤

We are still looking for volunteers to support our chapter as members of the Leadership Team in 2024.

Leadership Team Roles:

Co-Chair 1 - Outward facing chairperson

  • Key contact with National Chapter

  • Responsible for partnerships with other Portland climate organizations

Co-Chair 2 - Inward facing chairperson

  • Responsible for monthly Chapter meeting content and organization

  • Plans Leadership Team meetings

  • Oversees election process

Secretary

  • Minutes from leadership team meeting

  • Fills out the monthly reports

  • Supports Chair(s) with Chapter logistics

  • Compiles election ballots, supports Chair 2 with election process

Technical (Operational) Lead - responsible for all technical aspects of Chapter operation, including:

  • Zoom meetings

  • Live meeting A/V needs

  • Google docs/groups management

  • Maintains website (liaises with Committee leads for committee activity information) including Chapter calendar

Communications Lead - responsible for all social media and announcements of chapter meetings and committee events including:

  • Monthly newsletter

  • Facebook, Instagram, and X presence

  • Works with Tech and Committee leads to schedule events on the Calendar and get inputs for social media posts

Engagement Lead - responsible for all aspects of chapter involvement including:

  • Regularly updates Chapter mailing list with new members from National Opt-in list (recently trained Climate Leaders)

  • Welcomes new members

  • Ensures all members are involved at the level that they want to be

Event Lead

  • Collaborates with rest of leadership to plan chapter activities

  • Implements and oversees in-person events

  • Researches, secures, and serves as point of contact for event venues

  • Researches (when needed) and serves as point of contact for event speakers (in-person and virtual)

  • Liaises with Tech lead for A/V, logistical needs for in-person events

  • Writes thank you notes to speakers

You may include a photo in addition to answering the following questions:

  1. What is your experience with Climate Reality?

  2. Why is this position important to you?

Please email your self-nomination to [email protected] by Sunday 12/3 at 5 PM.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Chapter Fieldtrip Recap: Agrivoltaics

On November 14th, three members of our Chapter took part in a tour of the OSU agrivoltaics research facility in Aurora, Oregon.  Agrivoltaics is the practice of installing solar panels on working farmland with a goal to improve production of crops while generating low cost, renewable energy.

Dr. Chad Higgins and his team are working to understand if crops such as tomatoes, leafy greens, squash and melons can grow under the partial shade of solar panels.  The results so far look promising with excellent growth properties and a reduction in the amount of irrigation required.  The solar panels generate 320 kilowatts of energy, enough to support the needs of the farm and some local homes and businesses.

You can learn more about the project at: Agrivoltaics at Solar Harvest

COP28: 24 Hours of Reality

This year, historic heatwaves, fires, and floods brought the climate crisis home to all of us.

On December 7, our 24 Hours of Reality media event brings audiences worldwide to the heart of the global response and the UN’s COP 28 climate summit in Dubai.

Join us December 7 for a day of stories, interviews, and more streamed from Dubai. It's a chance to hear from negotiators inside talks to phase out fossil fuels and stop global warming – as well as youth voices, Indigenous leaders, and advocates fighting for our future.

More Information Here: 24 Hours of Reality: On the Ground at COP 28 | The Climate Reality Project

📅 Save the Date: 12/19 📅

Our December Chapter Meeting will an in-person social on December 19th at:

ENSO Urban Winery

1416 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97214

 More details coming soon!