Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called for U.S. mayors to help create change at the national level when it comes to issues of sustainability, reports Smart Planet, at the United Nations Environmental Programme's Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative Symposium at the University of Pennsylvania last week.
The panel also included former Toronto mayor David Miller, Sao Paulo municipal secretary Elton Santa Fé Zacarias and Madrid housing agency representative Catalina de Miguel Garcia. It was moderated by former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell.
“I want to encourage all of my fellow mayors in the United States and around the world: everyone should set a goal to be the number one green city,” Nutter said. “If we strive for this goal, everyone will win.”
The key is “infusing” such policies in all departments and at all levels of city government.
Original source: Smart Planet
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