The City of Pittsburgh Hires Its First Sustainability Director:
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced Friday the city has hired a sustainability coordinator for the Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency.
The announcement comes as the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) plans to open a project office in Pittsburgh next week, “to increase the momentum of the region’s green growth,” according to the mayor’s office.
Lindsay Baxter, the City’s first sustainability coordinator, will be charged with implementing the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan (PCAP) recommendations and forming a green steering committee. “Ms. Baxter will help us meet the challenge to take our City to the next level of green,” Ravenstahl said. “We’ve made great strides to reduce our City’s carbon footprint, and we will continue to do what it takes to help our region create green collar jobs and improve our residents’ quality of life.”
The PCAP is the product of the Green Government Task Force’s (GGTF) two-year endeavor to increase City government’s environmental responsibility and is supported by key sustainability leaders throughout the region.
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