Green Roof Initiative puts city at the forefront of sustainability

“Hancock turns to implementation,” Nov. 9 news story.

As a volunteer for the Denver Green Roof Initiative, I am extremely grateful to the Denver voters for approving Initiated Ordinance 300 with a convincing 8.6 percent margin. And I am very encouraged that Mayor Michael Hancock and City Council members have pledged to respect the will of the voters and to make a good-faith effort to implement the initiative.

We’re well aware that what we’re asking Denver to do is not a small thing. It was not intended to be a small thing. Globally, cities makes up 2 percent of the Earth’s landmass, but account for 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. We must put the brakes on climate change in any way we can, and cities are a logical place to do so. This green roof and solar mandate puts Denver in the forefront of sustainable cities. We can all be proud of that.