Partners President Bob McNulty authored an article in Community Investments, the journal of the San Francisco Federal Reserve. In the article, titled The Partnership for a Green Dividend, McNulty makes the case for an integrated, comprehensive and place-based approach to the two imperatives of economic development and climate action, through a partnership between Partners for Livable Communities and Climate Prosperity Project.

Drawing on the complementary skill sets and experiences of the two organizations, The Partnership would help communities assess and align those regional assets so important for success in the green economy and would focus efforts on four key constituencies: 1) low-income areas; 2) small business; 3) labor force; and 4) minority communities. The key, overarching objective of The Partership is to help communities maximize their opportunities in the green economy in a way that maximizes social equity and increases regional prosperity.

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