Community Sustainability Proposal
According to the American Lung Association’s ‘Sate of the Air’ report 2012, Philadelphia is the 10th most polluted city in US in terms of air quality (Ricci, 2012). There are several green initiatives taken by the local government to make the city more sustainable. However, there is much scope for the government as well as local residents to improvise, and make the city greener.
Summary of Proposed Green initiatives
Philadelphia’s sustainability plan includes reducing GHG emissions by 20% from 1990 levels, reducing 30% of energy consumption by Government, and 10% of energy consumed by buildings in the city, insulating 15% of existing ...
