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Originally Posted by Kngkyle
I was (pleasantly) surprised to see this come up on one of my favorite youtube channels... portrays Chicago in quite a positive light.
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any city can make a "commitment". theyre empty gestures unless actual change occurs and there is actual accontability. all too often, these commitments are made, and then 10 years later completely forgotten about.
case in point
http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/climate-goals/
perfect examples:
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Goal: Reduce, reuse and recycle 90%of the city’s waste by 2020.
How We Did: Only 9% of residential waste serviced by the city is recycled in Chicago.
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Goal: Plant one million trees.
How We Did: There were 104,604 trees planted by the Park District, Department of Transportation, and the Department of Streets and Sanitation between 2008 and 2017. However, the data show a net loss during that same period from development and pests.
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so what you get is some nice PR immediately following these sorts of announcements. "wow 1 million new trees! chicago is so progressive!" and then here we are in the future and we actually have fewer trees than before and yet, no ones putting out slickly produced videos that reflect that reality, and pointing out the fact chicago is falling behind.
so here we are again. "wow 100% renewable energy by 2040! chicago is so progressive!". what are the odds there is actually a plan and funding in place able to execute on that? id venture close to zero.
its the information equivalent of vaporware (or more accurately, more marketing/propaganda than anything else).