as international treaties and federal policy-making stall, cities are taking the initiative, fostering innovation and fueling competition, all in the interest of adapting to climate change. the impacts of a changing planet aren\u2019t theoretical for these leaders. for them, it\u2019s adapt, innovate or watch their city\u2019s future die.<\/p>\n
moderator: frank sesno, founder and host, planet forward
\nvincent gray, mayor, washington, d.c.
\nmark mallory, mayor, cincinnati, oh
\ntommy battle, mayor, huntsville, al
\nsteven knapp, president, the george washington university
\nmelissa keeley, assistant professor of geography, the george washington university<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
as international treaties and federal policy-making stall, cities are taking the initiative, fostering innovation and fueling competition, all in the interest of adapting to climate change. the impacts of a changing planet aren\u2019t theoretical for these leaders. for them, it\u2019s adapt, innovate or watch their city\u2019s future die. moderator: frank sesno, founder and host, planet…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8583,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4900],"tags":[2647,869,879,2641,2648,2649,2650,2651,2652,2653],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-green-living","tag-cincinnati","tag-frank-sesno","tag-george-washington-university","tag-gwmoving","tag-huntsville","tag-mark-mallory","tag-melissa-keeley","tag-stephen-knapp","tag-tommy-battle","tag-vincent-gray"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n