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katharine barnes

WSP USA Central Region

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Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Emerge Program

Spend 15 minutes learning about the Emerge Program at WSP. Emerge is WSP's strategic alliance program that seeks early-stage companies with novel solutions as strategic partners. Partners get access to in-house subject matter experts, an opportunity to pilot their products/technologies with WSP during the evaluation phase and have access to our client base. Emerge propels our partners by accelerating the product/technology adoption. Having recently launched our 4th cohort, Emerge has accelerated a number of companies whose mission aligns with UN SDGs. • Olokun Minerals • ecoSPEARS • PLAEX Building Systems

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Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Electrify & Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Whether you rent or own, sign up with YellowTin to understand costs, savings and incentives for everything needed to transition to an all-electric home and car. Us the link below to register and get these one time action points.

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Education & Livelihood

WSP - Create a Green Team in your office

Make a commitment to have a kick-off Green Team meeting to brainstorm for ideas on what your office will want to accomplish. Coordinate with your office director and DPN to facilitate.

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Education & Livelihood

WSP - Climate Solutions Plan and Accelerator Course

Read WSP’s Climate Transition Plan, which details how we plan to reduce GHG emissions. We began implementation of our Low-Carbon Supplier Engagement Plan in January. Learn more about it by listening to our supplier kickoff webinar. Increase your climate literacy, take the 2-part Climate Solutions Accelerator Course on the WSP My Learning Platform.

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Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

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Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

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Health & Equity

Watch a Documentary About Equity, Gender, Health, or Peace

SDG 3, 5, 10, 16

I will watch 4 documentaries about equity, gender, health, or peace.

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Health & Equity

Make Cleaning Products

SDG 3

I will make a few homemade cleaning products.

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Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG 2

I will become a savvy produce shopper when buying organic and non-organic items.

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Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What was surprising about the ingredients in your cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products?

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    katharine barnes 4/19/2023 10:51 AM
    I made an allergen-free cleaner for our cat room using real lemon juice
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What did you watch, and what was the most important thing you learned in the documentaries you watched? How does what you learned connect to your understanding of climate change and Earth Month?

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    katharine barnes 4/14/2023 7:29 AM
    Last night I watched a Nova documentary called "Soul of the Ocean" which talked about the symbiotic relationship between organisms/plants/animals in the ocean & how humanity is affecting it in good & bad ways, including climate change & pollution. It was a really interesting documentary - I learned a lot about symbiotic relationships, how fishing/whaling has cut down certain populations by 100x & the visuals were stunning, which was a plus.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security
    What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

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    katharine barnes 4/10/2023 8:06 AM
    1. Decrease frequency of watering grass; plant sustainable plants that don't require watering; encourage husband to embrace more of a "wild backyard" vs a "Hank Hill backyard" as no one can see it besides us and I like nature!
    2. We very rarely drive places as we work from home a ton and don't go out a lot; we drive small, high MPG cars; we do not buy water bottles & use a water pitcher instead; our house has low-flow everything & a more environmentally-friendly heating system
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    What is one way you will reduce your carbon footprint? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon footprint?

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    katharine barnes 4/10/2023 7:55 AM
    Fewer flights; eat less beef/lamb; go thrifting instead of shopping online or at the mall