Climate Justice
Climate Justice or Env Issue Report
SCP Partnership Background
The Metropolitan Council has specific responsibilities that are enshrined in statute and defined within the regional development framework of Thrive MSP 2040. Pay particular attention to the region’s Sustainability Outcome. Planning for sustainability means –
- Promoting the wise use of water through expanding water conservation and reuse, increasing groundwater recharge, and optimizing surface water and groundwater use.
- Providing leadership, information, and technical assistance to support local governments’ consideration of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
- Operating the region’s wastewater treatment and transit systems sustainably.
While you may research a climate justice or environmental issue of your choice, it needs to provide recommendations for the Metropolitan Council or its partner communities.Your research should provide methodologies, policies, case studies, best practices, frameworks, or implementation strategies that the Metropolitan Council can employ or support.The paper should demonstrate an understanding of the Minnesota context for your particular subject.
Quality of the Deliverable
As a Sustainable Communities Partnership project, it is essential that the quality of the work mirrors a professional work product. The deliverable should be of high quality, well researched and formatted, with considered recommendations. The deliverable should demonstrate a strong understanding of the GHG reduction strategy and its equity implications.
Resources
You might want to consider using the Race Forward Racial Equity Impact Assessment to analyze the equity implications of your recommendations.
Organization’s Research Questions
Whatcharacteristics or conditions increase sustainability outcomes for your given research topic, and how can these be applied within seven-county metro region? How can local governments and the Council work to increase sustainable outcomes through regional and local planning efforts?
What information and recommendations can we provide to local governments to help them plan to mitigate environmental problems or increase climate justice?
Requirements
Font/Pt: Arial or similar, 11pt
Format: Report format, space between paragraphs, no indentation
Spacing: Single w/headers
Page Count:6-8
Margins:One-inch (2.54 cm) margins
Citations: APA, Resource: https://www.scribbr.com/category/apa-style/
Sections of the Report
Research Paper Thesis
- What issue are you exploring; what question(s) are you trying to answer?
Background/Overview
- Provide context for your research. Define the scope here and include any background information and definitions here.
Conditions/Policies (if applicable)
- What are the conditions or policies, if there are any, especially as they relate to Minnesota? You may want to assess the effectiveness of current policies for the particular issue or within Minnesota.
Research Findings
- Your research findings may require you to include case study material from other sources/locations.
- Your research should provide methodologies, policies, case studies, best practices, frameworks, or implementation strategies that the Metropolitan Council can employ or support.
Implications/Recommendations of Research
- Based on your research findings above, include recommendations on how this environmental issue/climate justice issue relates to Minnesota.
- Based on your research findings above, include recommendations on how apply your findings to the Minnesota context.
Works Cited
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-citation-generator/
Grading
- 50pts Rubric sections are followed (with subsections permitted)
- 50pts Report is understandable, concise, logical and grammatically correct
- 50pts Content is well-researched & conclusions are formed from evidence (annotated)
- 50pts The research demonstrates rigor (depth and breadth)
- 50pts The research presents new, innovative solutions
- 50pts Report is visually well balanced between data, visualizations & text
