1st Chief Heat Officer

The County of Miami Dade has hired the world’s first Chief Heat Officer. The CHO position was created in 2021 by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Miami is said to be the largest city affected by the extreme heat belt. The CHO also works to achieve the county’s goal of “achieving net zero emissions by 2050, envisioning a green economy driven by innovation.” Since Mami-Dade’s CHO was created, Phoenix and Los Angeles have also created Chief Heat Officer positions.

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