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A Post-Bloomberg NYC Panel Discussion at The Earth Institute
Is Sustainability Sustainable?
"Is Sustainability Sustainable?: A Post-Bloomberg NYC Panel Discussion," featuring past and present leaders of the NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability moderated by Steven Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute.
Rohit Aggarwala, Professor of Professional Practice, Faculty of International and Public Affairs; Special Advisor to the Chair of the C40 Cities and Sergej Mahnovksi, Director, Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, City of New York explore the progression of PlaNYC: 2030 with a focus on what's next for the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability in the post-Bloomberg era.
@EEfficionado @NYUSchack please tweet what you learn, for those of us at other urban climate/energy events tonight!
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Is Sustainability Sustainable in NYC? Waiting for panel to start & find out.
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
@EEfficionado OK, so with NYCEEC to move fast, what projects has NYCEEC helped out to date?
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
@EEfficionado BTW, PACE model for residential projects banned by FANNIE MAE, alas, model only works for commercial/institutional projects
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
To address the decline in #cleanenergy investment, we have launched the Finance for Resilience (FiRe) initiative: http://t.co/gOVEv4nF5D
— BloombergNEF (@BloombergNEF) October 22, 2013
SL: Multifamily has been a big focus. HUGE chunk of the market, difficult to access, and cost barriers to EE action are relatively high.
— Nick Lombardi (@EEfficionado) October 22, 2013
SL: High Performance PNA developed with Fannie Mae for energy efficient/sustainable MF in NYC sounds pretty robust. Worth a deep dive.
— Nick Lombardi (@EEfficionado) October 22, 2013
PlaNYC 1st motivated by Q of accommodating population & Econ growth while making city more livable & keeping infrastructure up to the task
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
PlaNYC & sustainability deeply affected by Sandy & the urgent need to grow resilience on every level
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Will sustainability be sustained if it is not a top Mayoral priority? Now sustainability is legitimated both in public AND private sectors
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
NYCs next City Council leader will also determine whether sustainability will be sustainable
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Can NYC sustainability rely on buy in from private sector & sustainability? Not sure speakers can answer this one
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
When sustainability is experienced as quality of life benefits, then support can be expected. What if it is less visible or easy to grasp?
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Must keep sustainability program and drivers consolidated in one central place in government, even as Sandy & recovery amended the mission
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Sandy got climate change activists talking with local utilities that will impact on capital budget plans. This is a long term path, not far
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Over time, definition of urban sustainability is getting redefined. Pay attention to developing world cities as they absorb & rework
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
What would panelists want to say to new NYC Mayor's transition team? 1/2 Focus on energy system architecture & building energy efficiency
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
2/2 go after all available federal $ for resilience & adaptation work
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
2/2 + YAY importance of supporting NYC benchmarking and data disclosure makes the short list for the next administration!
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
The knee jerk reaction is to stop growth - a once legitimate approach, but the way New Yorkers live is the way of the future @PlaNYC
— Courtney Small (@EcoSmalls) October 22, 2013
How to bring more smart green tech to NYC? University/City partnership, with City as living lab for green tech is big
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
Debate -- green tech can be a glittering distraction from important low tech actions, like converting from schmutzy #6 heating oil
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013
@AndreaWNYC hope some de Blasio & Lhota staffers are @ the Is Sustainability Sustainable in NYC? panel now!
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 22, 2013