Tag: Poster 172

An examination into the Success or Failure of the EU Negotiating Group’s Climate Policy on Lowering Emissions

Presenter(s): Marie Moore − Environmental Science

Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Crown, Ronald Mitchell

Poster 172

Research Area: Political Science

For my poster project I have chosen to research the climate policy of the European Union (EU) negotiating group. The EU negotiating group consists of 28 countries that have collaborated on one official climate policy. For my research I am investigated what carbon dioxide emission reduction commitments the EU negotiating group have established. I am exploring which European countries have met their goals or if they were unsuccessful in lowering emissions and why that is. I am researching variables, such as clean energy sources, that have led to countries successfully lowering emissions. By gaining a deeper understanding of what has worked for other countries in combating climate change, we as a country would have an effective template on how to successfully lower our emissions.

Tour de Friends

Presenter(s): Jack Buechler

Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl

Poster 172

Session: Environmental Leaders ARC

Eugene, Oregon is one of the most bike friendly cities to live in. Due to the high number of bike paths and bike lanes, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Eugene and Springfield as a ‘Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community.’ Since biking is a widely loved activity which provides many benefits, we decided to initiate a ride group to both familiarize riders with the numerous bike paths in Eugene and to encourage people to use them safely. We advertised to both the student body at UO and the community within Eugene through flyers and Facebook. Tour de Friends meets once a week on Thursday afternoons, and usually rides for approximately an hour. We change the route weekly in order to help people, mainly students, gain increased exposure to the different areas within the city. By getting more people to choose to ride their bikes over driving a car, we can hopefully help to reduce emissions caused by vehicles.