Sustainable Cleveland (also called Sustainable Cleveland 2019) is a program developed by the city of
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
in the
United States. It aims to make Cleveland a
sustainable city by the year 2019.
Each year the program focuses on a specific initiative.
It was started by Cleveland mayor
Frank G. Jackson
Frank George Jackson (born October 4, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 57th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 2006 to 2022. He was first elected on November 8, 2005, unseating incumbent Jane Campbell, and re-elected in 2 ...
in 2009.
Twenty-five people were appointed to the program council by Jackson.
Andrew Watterson was named, by Jackson, Cleveland's Chief of Sustainability and the head of Sustainable Cleveland in 2009.
Jenita McGowan replaced Watterson in 2012.
The 2012 initiative focused on improving the amount of
local food produced, sold to the public, and used by
restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
s.
Sustainable Cleveland holds an annual summit, focused on year-specific initiatives including local food growth and
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
.
Jeremy Rifkin,
David Cooperrider
David Cooperrider (born July 14, 1954), is the Fairmount Minerals Chair and Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, and Faculty Director at the Center for Business as an Agen ...
, and
Kathleen Merrigan have spoken at the summit.
[
The 2013 Summit will focus on Advanced and ]Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
.
References
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External links
Official website
Government of Cleveland
Sustainability in the United States