The technological, social, cultural, economic and political transition to a sustainable economy has begun, and public policy is playing a critical role in this transition.

Join the Earth Institute for a panel event on ‘The State of Sustainability Policy: Progress and Opportunity’ on April 7, 2015, at 6:00pm on Columbia University’s Morningside campus in Low Library. Practitioners from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the U.S. federal government will join experts from the Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs to discuss the many ways that federal and local governments can support a transition to a sustainable economy based on renewable resources.

Moderator; William Eimicke, Director, Picker Center for Executive Education and Professor of Practice, School of International and Public Affairs: Panel Participants; Steve Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute and Professor of Practice, School of International and Public Affairs; Dong Guo, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management; Nilda Mesa, Director, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

Event seating will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.
This event is free and open to the registered public. A cocktail reception will follow the panel.