{"id":135,"date":"2024-01-15T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cacfv2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=135"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:30:30","slug":"climate-action-policy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cacfv2\/chapter\/climate-action-policy\/","title":{"raw":"Climate Action Policy","rendered":"Climate Action Policy"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cacfv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2144\/2023\/12\/ReportBanner-ClimateActionPolicy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"144\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSupporting [pb_glossary id=\"225\"]KSA[\/pb_glossary]s for this area\r\n<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Knowledge Of<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Ability To<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Attributes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Climate-related policies and practices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Able to engage in political thinking and acting<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Think objectively<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Apply research practices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Critical thinking (incl. skepticism of misinformation)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"left\">\r\n<table class=\"grid\" style=\"width: 1295px;height: 477px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 30px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 30px\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 402.367px;height: 30px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Climate Action Policy Competencies<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 402.367px;height: 46px\"><strong>1. React\/Follow<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 61.8833px;height: 46px\"><strong>2. Act\/Apply<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 343.233px;height: 46px\"><strong>3. Anticipate\/Initiate\/Enable<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 294.583px;height: 46px\"><strong>4. Lead\/Strategize<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 46px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\"><strong>Competency Title<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 402.367px;height: 46px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Follow climate action policies and practices<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 61.8833px;height: 46px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Apply and analyse existing climate action policies and practices<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 343.233px;height: 46px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Inform new climate action policies and practices<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 294.583px;height: 46px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Facilitate the creation and implementation of climate action policies and practices.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 61px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 61px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\"><strong>Competency Statement<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 402.367px;height: 61px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Follow climate action policies and practices within own areas of responsibility and influence<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 61.8833px;height: 61px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Apply and analyse existing climate action policies and practices within scope of work, role, or area of responsibility<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 343.233px;height: 61px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Inform new climate action policies and practices within scope of work, role, or area of responsibility<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 294.583px;height: 61px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Facilitate the creation and implementation of climate action policies and practices across organizational boundaries<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 294px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 294px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\"><strong>Performance Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 402.367px;height: 294px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Incorporate climate action practices and policies into regular behaviour<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Maintain current knowledge of international, national, provincial, and local legal\/policy landscape on climate change, including climate change carbon reduction policy and legislation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Demonstrate an understanding of common policy measures and regulatory tools<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 61.8833px;height: 294px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Review and interpret existing climate action policies and identify those applicable to own role and areas of responsibility<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Integrate climate action practices and policies into existing work<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Update own practices in response to evolving climate policies or sustainability standards<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify gaps or areas for improvement in 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center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Knowledge Of<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Ability To<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Attributes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Climate-related policies and practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Able to engage in political thinking and acting<\/li>\n<li>Think objectively<\/li>\n<li>Apply research practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Critical thinking (incl. skepticism of misinformation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<table class=\"grid\" style=\"width: 1295px;height: 477px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.1px;height: 30px\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 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React\/Follow<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 61.8833px;height: 46px\"><strong>2. Act\/Apply<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 343.233px;height: 46px\"><strong>3. Anticipate\/Initiate\/Enable<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 294.583px;height: 46px\"><strong>4. 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