As a continued way for readers / future Community Members to get to know more about our work, here’s Julia Keeping from the Ocean and Coasts Committee.

Please list your name, title, and global region (city / state, country)

Julia Keeping, Marine Technology Student, St. John’s, Canada

How long have you been an IEEE member or volunteer?

Planet Positive 2030 is my first experience volunteering with IEEE. I have been working with the Oceans & Coasts Committee since June 2022.

Why did you want to join Planet Positive 2030?

If we really want to make meaningful change, it needs to be an effort that features a global community. The wide-ranging disciplines and backgrounds of all those involved in PP2030 really made me believe in the vision.

How would you define “sustainability?” In general, in your work, and in your life?

Sustainability is any action or thought that recognizes and addresses the connectivity of past, present and future life on this planet.

How do you think technology can best help the planet?

Technology can undoubtedly help the planet, especially as an arena for debate, discussion and collaboration. Historically, we have already seen what people can achieve when they come together and innovate.

What is your boldest (yet technologically and scientifically based) hope for the work of Planet Positive 2030?

I will admit I am a little biased as I am working on the Ocean & Coasts committee, but I believe that the ocean will be a major player and ultimately a defining factor in achieving most of the visions for Planet Positive 2030. I hope that our recommendations will provide a starting point for someone or an organization.

What is your dream regarding Planet Positive 2030 and the Earth in general?

A future that even slightly resembles any of the visions across all chapters of Planet Positive 2030 would be a dream come true.

What’s the question we should have asked you regarding sustainability, technology or the planet we should have asked you?

I think these are all great questions.