Winter Term 2021 SBEC Climate Action Intern

The South Burlington Energy Committee (SBEC), a volunteer group that reports to the City Council, is assisting the City to develop the promised Climate Action Plan to achieve local CO2 emissions reductions in line with the Paris Climate goals and supporting the City’s long term commitment to address the climate crisis. 

The SBEC seeks intern support to build the foundation of information that South Burlington requires to define specific goals and to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the actions the city is undertaking to address the climate goals.

Members of the SBEC will supervise the intern carrying out this project. The SBEC will assist the intern with locating and obtaining data sources and provide suggestions for developing estimates where direct energy use data is not available. The intern will need to communicate and collaborate with many people outside the SBEC to find relevant data, including but not limited to: city staff, school staff, utility representatives from Vermont Gas, Green Mountain Power, and Efficiency Vermont, fuel dealers, staff from the CCRPC (Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission), state employees, people from state and national organizations that specialize in emissions inventories, members of other energy committees, and university researchers. 

The SBEC anticipates the work to be comprised of:

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