Sarah Potts

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Is The World Ready For Your Innovation?
Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe's wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change.
Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

Sarah Potts

Los Angeles City Director, Clinton Climate Initiative / C40 Cities Leadership Group, USA

Sarah Potts is the Los Angeles City Director for the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI). C40 is a network of large and engaged cities from around the world committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate change globally.

Operating at the nexus of business, politics, and environmentalism in Los Angeles, Ms. Potts' work focuses on low-carbon transportation, outdoor lighting efficiency, building energy efficiency, and climate adaptation. Most notably, Ms. Potts supported the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting and Mayor Villaraigosa's Office to develop and launch a major streetlight retrofit project. Once complete, the project will reduce CO2 emissions by over 40,500 tons and save the city $10 million annually in street light maintenance and energy costs - a 40% savings.

In addition, Ms. Potts recently worked with the City of Los Angeles to design and launch the Los Angeles Commercial Building Performance Partnership -- an ARRA funded initiative offering commercial building owners energy audits and innovative financing options, including PACE. Ms. Potts has also worked in the New York office of the Clinton Foundation where she coordinated CCI's External Communications, Marketing and Press. Ms. Potts holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in International Development from Brown University.