Now that Copenhagen is over and not much has changed, I feel that it is even more important for municipalities to lead on environmental initiatives. Municipalities are a large portion of the environmental problem and can play a great role in the solution.

Godo Stoyke, a friend from Edmonton, has written a book The Carbon Charter that outlines bylaws and steps that have been taken by municipalities around the world to deal with environmental issues. I was honored to write the Preface for The Carbon Charter and The City of Leduc's Genuine Wealth Project is one of the initiatives that is featured in Godo's book. Our City should be proud to have a place in a book that is promoting such a nobel thing. My hope is that our City will adopt other environmental projects that Godo has discovered are taking place around the world.