Dive Summary:
- Clean Edge compiled the U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index, which monitors and ranks the clean energy efforts of the country's 50 largest metro areas.
- The Clean Tech Index uses 22 indicators in four categories: green buildings; advanced transportation; clean electricity and carbon management; clean-tech investment, innovation and workforce.
- These are the top ten cities:
- San Jose, Calif.
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Portland, Ore.
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Seattle, Wash.
- Denver, Colo.
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston, Mass.
- Austin, Texas
From the article:
"Building on the success of the State Clean Energy Index which tracks clean-energy activities at the state level, Clean Edge is introducing the U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index. This new subscription-based benchmarking service, geared toward city and metro level stakeholders, tracks the clean-tech activities of the top 50 metro regions in the U.S. ..."