Policy Initiatives

The NECSC supports the formulation of progressive public policies that promote the design, development and management of sustainable communities. Toward this end, the Center engages in a variety of efforts to inform elected and appointed public officials about the benefits of energy- and resource-efficient development and to collaborate with other entitles in conducting publicly sponsored policy studies.

In addition, the NECSC contributes to other collaborative efforts to engage national leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to support this cause. One example is highlighted below.

Leadership Summits for a Sustainable America - The NECSC, in partnership with the Johnson Foundation, is holding four leadership summits during 2006-2007 to review the nation's sustainable development goals in light of global warming, and to build a five-year action plan. Three summits are focusing on Energy and Climate Change; Natural Resources; and Sustainable Communities. The fourth will build a concrete action plan based on the recommendations produced by the first three.

Each summit will involve 40 of the nation’s top sustainability experts from the corporate, academic/academia, nonprofit, government, and financial sectors.

To learn more about the Summits, please visit: www.summits.ncat.org

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