Cities may account for two-thirds of global energy usage & over 70% of global carbon emissions, but we know we don't must be enemies of the environment.
That's the thrust of a panel discussion tonight at Baruch College that seeks to identify the ways that urban centers can serve as cleantech innovation hubs, provide models for urban & transportation planning, become leaders in energy efficiency & green building design, & act as platforms for social justice. (Bonus: Treehugger's Bonnie Hulkower helped organize it.)
Moderated by Jack Nyman, Director of Steven L. Newman actual Estate Institute at Baruch/CUNY, & hosted by the Sustainability Practice Network, the discussion will include:
The benefits aren't global but local : as the Bloomberg administration's PlaNYC initiative has underscored, smart city-level sustainability policies can reduce carbon emissions while boosting job creation, know-how development, & quality of life.
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