Lexington 8th least ‘green’ city in America

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – With October being National Energy Awareness Month and New York recently becoming the first city to unveil a plan that upholds the Paris Climate Agreement among nearly 250 cities that pledged to do so, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Greenest Cities in America.

To determine which cities promote a “green” lifestyle, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 22 key indicators of environmental friendliness and sustainability. The data set ranges from greenhouse-gas emissions per capita to green job opportunities per capita to number of smart-energy policies and initiatives.

“Greenness” of Lexington (1=Best; 50=Avg.)

• 27^th – Greenhouse-Gas Emissions per Capita
• 97^th – % of Green Space
• 62^nd – % of Commuters Who Drive
• 80^th – Walk Score
• 61^st – Farmers Markets per Capita

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-green-cities/16246/