Maui Now : Hawai‘i Becomes UN Sustainability Hub
Hawaiʻi Green Growth, a public-private partnership committed to achieving economic, social and environmental goals, formally accepted the United Nation’s invitation to become a Local 2030 Hub at its annual partnership retreat today.
Tulsi Gabbard
Here’s the Aloha + link as well. https://alohachallenge.hawaii.gov/pages/smart-sustainable-communities
A quote from an article on the Hawaii Green Growth website about the Hawaii Sustainability Business Forum Annual Report for 2021 says, “As an island economy on the frontlines of climate change, Hawaii is vulnerable to severe weather events and prolonged hazards, including sea-level rise, increased frequency and severity of storms, and flooding. The COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic backlash is a preview of a climate-disrupted future. The SBF is working to reduce those risks by prioritizing climate change mitigation and adaptation, and helping to make our island communities more resilient and sustainable,” said Scott Seu, Hawaiian Electric Industries President and CEO.
The Hawaii Green Growth website had this bullet point as one of the ways their partners are collaborating to advance the UN Local 2030 sustainability goals: “Scalable island models to achieve the UN SDGs and Paris Agreement”
Web link: http://www.hawaiigreengrowth.org/about/