He said that while the world continues to become a more interconnected place it is all the more important to make decisions today that will impact the future generation and their children's generation. The remarks meshed well with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recently released PlaNYC, which calls for a greener more sustainable New York City by 2030.
Bloomberg's PlaNYC was lauded by Clinton, but he pointed out that a lot of the effort to become a more environmentally friendly city is in the hands of the real estate community, the owners and operators of buildings. He suggested attendees look into ways to cut down on a building's use of energy, saying simply replacing a tar roof with a grass roof can dramatically reduce energy. For example, on a 90-degree day, a tar roof will be more than 105 degrees within three hours, which will significantly drive up the cost to cool the facility. But with a grass roof in place, the roof will chart a temperature of 80 degrees, effectively cooling the building.
Additionally, he argued this push toward sustainability will be good for the economy, since you need skilled labor to install grass roofs, change light bulbs to more energy efficient ones, and install solar panels. All of these energy saving techniques will add jobs since they cannot be outsourced in India or China.
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