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FAQ This page discusses some frequently asked questions that PASCC members receive. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to us via the 'Contact Us' form below! 1 How do I join PASCC? To let us know that you are interested in joining PASCC, head over to our 'Get Involved' page. This page gives you a quick overview of the type of members we are looking for, time commitment, and other essential PASCC values. It then provides a quick form that prospective members can fill out to show their interest in joining! This page also discusses how adults interested in helping our cause can do to support and reach out to us! 2 I don't know much about climate issues, can I still join PASCC? No prior experience is needed! Everybody is welcome to join PASCC, and anyone interested in joining will attend a quick training that discusses the prominent climate issues in the area that we are trying to tackle here at PASCC. This helps ensure all of our members are on the same page and have a general baseline of knowledge. 3 What committee am I going to join? That is entirely up to you! There are multiple committees in PASCC, and once you decide which one you are most interested in, you can rank your choices. There is no guarantee, but you are likely to be placed into your first choice. 4 What is the time commitment? The time commitment varies between committees, but it will roughly be about 1-2+ hours per week for everyone. This includes a weekly 1 hour meeting, as well as the work you will do outside of gatherings. If you miss a meeting or are not able to get as much work done as usual, you can make up for it by doing some extra work later. Keep in mind that PASCC is run by teenagers, meaning that we understand what it's like to be super busy. However, you should still try to do as much as you can, and plan ahead based on your schedule. 5 What is an example of PASCC work? PASCC students have organized protests, spoken at city council meetings, lobbied city council members, and engaged with other facets of climate advocacy in Palo Alto. We mainly advocate for electrification, but we are open to all forms of climate action! 6 Do I need to live in Palo Alto to join? You don't! As long as you can demonstrate a strong connection to Palo Alto (whether you go to school, know a lot about it, or otherwise) and have an interest in climate justice, we'd love to have you on our team!

Starting the conversation... While the electrification of household utilities can be one of the best ways to combat climate change, starting the electrification conversation can be hard, especially for teens! Below are some helpful resources and tools that students can use to help start a conversation around electrification with their parents... Sustainability Hub The City of Palo Alto is updating its Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, this new website provides tools and resources to act locally now while thinking globally. Track the ways you are taking climate action on an interactive map, see what your neighbors are doing to be more sustainable, and connect with other community members leading climate action locally. Visit Site Palo Alto Digital Forum The Digital Forum serves as a hub for the community to stay informed, engage and connect together on key Palo Alto initiatives! Join the conversation and share this new platform with your community networks. Check back regularly as new features and initiatives are being added, including a new hub focused on Sustainability and Climate Action! Visit Site Home Efficiency Genie Are you considering replacing your water heater, furnace, or any other major appliance? Are you interested in electrifying your home appliances to take advantage of Palo Alto utility carbon-neutral electricity? The Genie provides free over the phone energy and water efficiency advice for all Palo Alto residents. Genie advisors provide expert and impartial guidance to save you money and keep you comfortable. Visit Site 350 Silicon Valley Electric Home Resources Climate action starts at home. 350 Silicon Valley Climate Team has gathered resources for you to take simple, cost-effective steps towards home electrification! Visit Site

Our Partners We work with a variety of partners on projects that highlight our shared values. Our partners all do amazing work for their communities! Learn more about them on this page. You can learn more about the events we've organized together and the projects we've co-developed at the links below. Projects Events Youth Community Service Learn More Climate Resilient Communities Learn More Acterra/ASAP Learn More Sibling Cities USA Learn More EngageOn Learn More Kat Kid Adventure Learn More 350 Silicon Valley Learn More Menlo Spark Learn More Sunrise Silicon Valley Learn More Want to become a partner? Contact us below!

Our Work Outreach The Outreach Team recruits and onboards members and leads training. They organize whole-team meetings, group socials, and the Public Comment Initiative. With the Public Comment Initiative, they are hoping to recruit PASCC members and student activists to speak at every single City Council meeting this year to encourage the Council to take on specific actions to combat climate change. Council Liaison The Council Liaison team builds and maintains relationships with our City staff and council. They work closely with projects to meet specific goals and with outreach to plan coordinated public comment movements. They are currently focused on developing a youth climate advisory board to the City Council. Media The Media team maintains the website, curates social media posts on instagram and TikTok, and helps other teams generate content for upcoming events and campaigns. Their mission is to provide relevant climate information for fellow Palo Altans. Projects Our projects team partners with local organizations and our city to create a positive, intersectional impact on our community. All of our projects aim to accelerate climate action in a conscientious, just, and strategic way that helps our city meet its climate goals. Check it out!

Get Involved Join a coalition of youth driving climate action in our city! Join Here! Our mission here at PASCC is to engage youth in climate advocacy and push our local government to prioritize the S/CAP (Palo Alto’s climate plan) by collaborating with community members, the City Council, and advocating for electrification. Our Goal: To increase support and push our local government to prioritize S/CAP, Palo Alto's climate plan. Commitment: Step 1: Go through one hour-long training session to learn about current environmental policy in Palo Alto, what we are doing to help, as well as council members, their roles, and how meetings run. Step 2: Pick a committee! Whether you’re interested in outreach (approx. ~2-5 hours/week*), social media design (approx. ~1-2 hours/week), council liaison (approx. ~2-5 hours/week), or building a website (approx. ~1-2 hours), there’s a place for you on PASCC. If nothing interests you, you can start a new project within PASCC! ​ However, you can commit as little or as much time as you want, and meetings are always flexible. We want motivated students who will contribute to the team weekly. ​ Next Steps : Fill out this form here to express your interest in PASCC. Once you complete the form, a PASCC team member will reach out to you and schedule a training time! ​ For adults interested in supporting our cause, please reach out to us via the contact form below! ​ *The Outreach Team meets weekly on Tuesdays at 8pm and attends City Council meetings which take place Monday evenings (online or in-person)

Meet The Team Co-founder / Advisor Julia Zeitlin Co-director / Outreach Team & Projects Team Member Emily Linder Co-director / Outreach Team Member Phoebe Mota-Judges Co-director / Outreach Team Member Talya Schube Media Team Co-Lead: Website and Instagram Curator Caitlin Hopkins Media Team Co-Lead: Instagram and TikTok Curator Alida Cuttriss Outreach Team Co-Lead Floyd Neesen Outreach Co-Lead / Projects Team Member Avroh Shah Outreach Team Member Aiden Miao Outreach Team / Projects Team Member Om Rajan Media Team: Instagram Curator Jenna Mu Media Team: Instagram Curator Doyoon Kim Projects Team Member Laura Cheunkarndee Outreach Team / Projects Team Member Camille Chu Projects Team Member Amalia Tormala Projects Team Member Anika Agrawal Outreach Team Member Anika Deshpande Outreach Team Member Rrishi Anad Projects Team Member Mars Ezakadan Apply Today

Join the Team Today! Apply Here WHAT IS S/CAP? S/CAP, Palo Alto's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, was first introduced in 2014. The main goal of S/CAP is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. S/CAP also focuses on climate resilience, ecosystemic preservation and much more. We, as PASCC, will mainly be looking at carbon emissions. In the grand scheme of climate change, Palo Alto’s carbon emissions are going to have a longer-term impact compared to the other, qualitative goals of S/CAP. UPCOMING EVENTS! Clean Air Day & Ice Cream Social Saturday, September 28th, 1-3pm Attend Palo Alto's ice cream social while learning more about clean air! For more information, visit Bit.ly/CleanAirDayPA Save the Baylands Petition Monday, September 16th, around 7pm Join the Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition at City Hall to cede your time, or give a public comment, in support of saving the baylands. Palo Alto is a trailblazer in the realm of sustainability and climate action, and now more than ever, it is necessary that we protect the wildlife and natural ecosystems which surround the city. ABOUT US The Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition seeks to encourage sustainability throughout our community by gathering student environmentalists and providing them with resources to pursue climate action. Read More > FOLLOW US

Date & Time: Friday, April 21 at 2:30 - 6:30pm PDT Location: King Plaza / City Hall 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto Sign Up The Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition and 350 SV Palo Alto invites all community members to rally and march with powerful activists, local leaders, and community organizations from all over the Bay Area on Friday, April 21 at 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto City Hall. Stand up for climate justice! ​ From 2:30-4 pm, families are invited for free arts & crafts, storytime, performances from the Raging Grannies and folk singer, Nancy Cassidy, and more! ​ Then, all community members are invited from 4-6:30 pm for the march and rally, where we'll hear from powerful community voices and politicians and then march through downtown. Unite with us to build community, raise our voices and enjoy delicious free food from Boichik Bagels, Pizza My Heart, and more! ​ We’re rising up to support the equitable decarbonization of and unity between Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and cities across the Bay!

Our Mission The Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition seeks to encourage sustainability throughout our community by gathering youth environmentalists and providing them with resources to pursue climate action. Our Story Recognizing the amount of spirit for climate action that already existed in Palo Alto, the founding members decided to consolidate the Palo Alto youth environmental movement as one Youth Climate Coalition. United under the central mission to advance sustainable initiatives, our team now takes on projects spanning cities, ages and disciplines.

Events PASCC members, regardless of their committee, may choose to organize or a play a part in organizing community events. Though we're best known for our local events, we also help organize regional events, especially during Earth Month! Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date with our upcoming events! Upcoming Palo Alto Clean Air Day & Ice Cream Social Scare Faire Costume Swap Events You Can Get Involved With Service in Sustainability Events We partner with local organizations including YCS, Grassroots Ecology, and Canopy to host events that allow local youth to learn more about their local environment and to practice sustainability through volunteering. Youth in Sustainability Fair Fairs like these aim to connect youth from a wide range of backgrounds and interests in sustainability opportunities. We often partner with local community centers, like the Mitchell Park Community Center, to host these. Kat Kid Adventure Workshop Series This series is a direct partnership with Kat Kid Adventure. They host workshop series seasonally and invite high school-aged volunteers to help set up, run, and takedown each workshop. If you're interested in getting involved outside of that capacity, you can contact them to explore opportunities in curriculum design and supporting eco challenges in schools. Neighborhood Canvassing 350 Silicon Valley's Palo Alto Climate Action Team is currently canvassing the Palo Alto neighborhoods educating residents on Palo Alto's new Heat Pump Water Heater Pilot Program, which aims to make electrification easier for more people. If you're interested in supporting this crucial cause, reach out to learn how to go door-to-door! Local Tabling Whenever there's a sustainability event nearby, you can bet we'll be there tabling! If you're ever looking for quick service hours, we can always use more support to introduce folks to PASCC and help them get involved! Annual Palo Alto Rally for Climate Justice Every year close to Earth Day (April 22), we host a March and Rally for Climate Justice at Palo Alto City Hall in partnership with Sunrise Silicon Valley and other local organizing groups. Peninsula Electric Home Tours Every year, a few of our members are accepted to become interns with the Electric Home Tour, taking place in mid October each year. If you're looking to make a light income while helping to organize a powerful event, reach out to learn how to apply. Palo Alto Earth Week Every year, we partner with community groups in the Palo Alto School District and in any private schools our members might be involved with to host sustainable activities across schools. Interested in attending or helping to plan? Contact us! Gallery Climate Collaboration Summit In November of 2022, we organized the Climate Collaboration Summit with the City of Palo Alto. Featuring Stanford professors, EPA staff, local climate figures, and youth, this summit brought together over two hundred participants for engaging panels and breakout sessions. In the news City Council Candidate Climate Forum In fall of 2022, we partnered with 350 SV Palo Alto to host the Palo Alto City Council candidates in a youth-led candidate forum all about climate. Interested in helping us organize next year's? Contact us! Watch the Recording Code Red for Humanity In January 2023, partnered with CALT, from the Sierra Club, and Acterra to host the second Code Red for Humanity: Pathways to Healthy, Electric Cities featuring a plethora of electrification experts and youth activists. Learn More Love Our Earth Festival On Earth Day of 2023, we partnered with four local cities to plan the Love Our Earth Festival. Featuring over 100 organizations and hosting many local officials, this event welcomed over 2,000 participants. Visit Site Service in Sustainability Events On National Day of Service in September 2022, we partnered with YCS and Anamatangi Polynesian Voices to plan and host a trash clean up at Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto. Meet our Partners Youth in Sustainability Fair In early April of 2023, we partnered with the Palo Alto Library system to host Re-Making the Future: an opportunities fair for all things climate! Visit Site Kat Kid Adventure Workshop Series In fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, four of our members interned with Kat Kid Adventure to help lead and organize after-school workshops and in-school eco challenges! Meet our Partnerns Neighborhood Canvassing Did we catch your eyes? Fantastic! This graphic is the face of Palo Alto's key support program to help residents electrify: the Heat Pump Water Heater Pilot Program. Last fall, our members spent a few hours each weekend working with 350 SV Palo Alto, Fridays for Future Palo Alto, and EngageOn to canvas the Palo Alto neighborhoods, educating residents on this program. About the Program

Projects Our projects team partners with local organizations and our city to create a positive, intersectional impact on our community. Many of us weave our interests, both directly and indirectly connected to sustainability, to choose the impact we want to make on our community. All of our projects aim to accelerate climate action in a conscientious, just, and strategic way that helps our city meet its climate goals. Apply for a Project Switch to Electric Since the beginning, we've been partners with 350 SV Palo Alto on their Switch to Electric Campaign. This campaign aims to partner with local organizations and city staff/council to electrify Palo Alto. We help them plan events, supply volunteers, and coordinate with our council and staff allies. Youth Climate Advisory Board Since the Spring of 2023, this project team has been researching and planning for a municipally supported Youth Climate Advisory Board. The mission behind this project is to institutionalize the voice of the youth in our city's sustainability policy development. Correcting Injustice in Palo Alto Policy After the National Day of Service in September, 2022, our projects team consulted with local environmental justice organizations and YCS to form this model for supporting environmental justice locally. This project aims to identify policies in Palo Alto that currently have unintented consequences on other cities and explore avenues to mitigate these side effects. Frontline Communities Report The Frontline Communities Report is a collaboration project between 350 SV Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission. Through this project, we aim to understand how climate change is already impacting frontline communities––populations already experiencing the negative impacts of climate change––in order to identify gaps in current programs and develop solutions to address them. We're currently planning partnerships with the Palo Alto Utilities and Sustainability Department to begin listening sessions for community members who may typically be left unheard. Youth Climate Education Each year, we partner with school-support organizations––such as the PTA––and Kat Kid Adventure to run a wide range of art projects, eco challenges, after school workshops, and education lessons for locally based elementary and middle school students. PAUSD Sustainability in Education, Advocacy & Design In 2022, three of our members worked through Gunn's Advanced Authentic Research Class to convince the school district to purchase electric buses. In 2023, we're expanding this initiative with support from a special projects staff members of Palo Alto's Sustainability Department to explore other avenues to build a more sustainable school district and foster climate literacy in students. Community Event Planning Check out our events tab to learn more about the community events we plan! Food Waste in Schools Two of our members founded People, Plates, Planet––a school sustainability initiative that aims to minimize food waste on campus by donating unwanted brunch and lunch items to food pantries. Check out their website to learn more! peopleplatesplanet.org