Florida has a great deal at stake when it comes to climate change. With their long coastlines, low elevation, and frequent proximity to tropical storms and hurricanes, Floridians could face flooding and other dangers as global warming continues. In a recent survey, half of the Floridians asked believed global warming will be a greater problem for their state than the rest of the continental United States.
It’s with good reason, then, that in July of 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the state’s first ever Executive Order to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Among a variety of new climate-friendly ordinances, the Order mandates that all new state buildings be energy efficient and employ solar panels when possible. Furthermore, all new state cars should be energy efficient, using ethanol and biofuels when available.
Filed under: Green Economy, Triple Bottom Line (3BL) | Tagged: Green Economy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
