CLIMATE: New report, ‘Green Cities – How urban sustainability efforts can and must drive America’s climate change policies’

The new Green Cities report showcases and supports the innovative ways in which America’s cities are creating an equitable green economy. The report is based on conversations with the brightest thinkers in the field, and the findings from a survey of 40 of the country’s largest cities. Green Cities takes a step back to see what cities have accomplished, while also identifying areas in which their efforts have fallen short.

The Green Cities report is an initiative of Living Cities, a unique philanthropic collaborative of 21 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions. Over the past 18 years, Living Cities has invested more than $600 million in American cities, leveraged into $16 billion and making a demonstrable difference in neighbourhoods throughout the nation. Living Cities is also serving as a resource to inform the usage of federal dollars available through stimulus funds and the workforce dollars associated with investments in the energy efficiency sector.