Liveable Buckhead creates sustainability plan

The nonprofit Livable Buckhead and more than 30 leaders have collaborated to create a sustainability plan for Buckhead, according to a press release. They are developing a hyperlocal course of action that dovetails with city, state, national and even global efforts to improve sustainability. The Buckhead Strategic Sustainability Action Plan establishes ambitious goals designed to accelerate Buckhead’s environmental, economic and social sustainability over the next three years.

The plan is being released just months after United Nations climate scientists issued a report warning that significant greenhouse gas emissions reduction is required within the next dozen years to prevent the worst effects of climate change. The Buckhead sustainability plan is aligned with 29 of the targets outlined within the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, and will be a model for hyperlocal implementation of strategies that improve sustainability at the community level while contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.

“We all need to support the Livable Buckhead hyperlocal planning to enhance the environment while leveraging efficiencies from our existing resources,” said Rutherford Seydel, a lawyer and well-known figure among environmental conservationists. “Livable Buckhead is putting Buckhead on a path to be the best example of a sustainable and healthy community in the U.S.A.”