Naomi Devine, environmentalist
“I a non-vegetarian who is passionate about sustainability, I am pleased to support this initiative aimed at reducing consumption of resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing our meat consumption. It is empowering to be able to do something personally to make a difference, unlike most strategies for preventing climate change that hinge on government action. It takes a little effort each week, but I am finding some good recipes and it is getting easier for me to go meatless on mondays and more.”
Bio: Naomi Devine is the Whistler2020 Sustainability Coordinator for the Resort Municipality of Whistler. She has a history as a climate change and sustainability policy advisor who has co-written the University of Victoria’s first sustainability policy and action plan, and was appointed to British Columbia’s Climate Action Team, which offers the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action policy advice on measures to achieve its legislated greenhouse gas reductions of 33% below 2007 levels by 2020, as well as setting interim targets for 2012 and 2016. In 2006 she represented Canadian youth as a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference [UNFCCC COP 12, MOP 2], in Nairobi, Kenya. She is a co-founder of Common Energy at the University of Victoria, and a Director with the BC Sustainable Energy Association.
