The purpose of this paper is to discuss an innovative course offered as a partnership between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) (Canada), the Prince George Chamber of Commerce (Canada) and local businesses: UNBC’s third-year undergraduate/graduate course, carbon and energy management.,The authors have all participated in the development, design and/or delivery of the course and have provided their reflections on the experience. In addition, they sought insights from students and other interested people on the impact and significance of this course.,Carbon and energy management is an action learning-based co-created course initiated by the Chamber to address an interest in mitigating climate change amongst local businesses. Among businesses, the carbon economy is under considerable discussion. The increased awareness of climate change, and the need to better manage carbon, has led to local businesses eager to reduce greenhouse gases but lacking the expertise necessary. UNBC students (undergraduate and graduate) learn innovative and practical skills through creating carbon footprint analyses for small- to medium-sized business/non-profit clients, providing recommendations on reducing reliance on fossil fuels and formally presenting their findings to their clients. After five years, 46 businesses and non-profit organizations have participated in the course along with over 30 students and 5 separately hired student interns. The Chamber is now rolling out the program for Canadian Chamber of Commerce interested in similar community–university partnerships.,This paper describes a course that is a novel approach to university–community partnerships, both in approach and focus area. The linking, through the course, of small- to medium-sized businesses with the provision of plans for carbon reduction developed by university students is an unusual approach. However, there is significant value to all partners in the approach. Allowing the main community partner to serve as the lead in the project also offers an unusual experience and perspective for the university partner, as often such partnerships are largely driven by the post-secondary institution’s interests and needs, which can create a challenging power dynamic. Instead, the course offers a lesson in how a university can be clearly in service to the community at the community’s invitation. Finally, this paper offers reflections on the value of this type of project for creating sustainability initiatives from the perspective of all participants, students, faculty, university administration, city government, participating businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, demonstrating the critical need for understanding a project as an intersection of all participating actors.

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行动学习合作伙伴关系：加拿大一所大学的碳，商业和社区共同学习

本文的目的是讨论北英属哥伦比亚大学（UNBC）（加拿大），乔治王子商会（加拿大）和当地企业之间作为合作伙伴关系提供的创新课程：UNBC的本科/研究生三年级课程，碳和能源管理。作者都参与了课程的开发，设计和/或交付，并对经验进行了思考。此外，他们还寻求学生和其他有兴趣的人对本课程的影响和意义的见解。碳与能源管理是由商会发起的基于行动学习的共同创建课程，旨在解决当地人对缓解气候变化的兴趣业务。在企业中，碳经济正在讨论中。人们对气候变化的认识不断提高，并且需要更好地管理碳，这导致当地企业渴望减少温室气体，但缺乏必要的专业知识。联合国不列颠哥伦比亚大学的学生（本科生和研究生）通过为中小型企业/非营利性客户创建碳足迹分析，学习有关减少对化石燃料的依赖的建议并正式向其客户介绍其发现，来学习创新和实践技能。五年后，有46个企业和非营利组织与30多名学生和5名单独雇用的实习生一起参加了该课程。该商会目前正在为有兴趣的类似社区-大学合作伙伴关系的加拿大商会推出该计划。本文介绍了一种在方法和重点领域都是大学与社区伙伴关系的新颖方法的课程。在整个过程中，将中小型企业与大学生制定的减碳计划联系起来是一种不寻常的方法。但是，该方法对所有合作伙伴都具有重大价值。让主要的社区合作伙伴担当项目的领导者，也为大学合作伙伴提供了不同寻常的经验和见解，因为这样的合作伙伴关系通常在很大程度上取决于专上学院的利益和需求，这会产生具有挑战性的动力。取而代之的是，本课程提供了有关如何根据社区邀请为社区明确服务大学的课程。最后，