The Green Ribbon Commission accelerates Boston toward a climate safe, carbon free, equitable future
News
The Green Ribbon Commission Releases 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
The Green Ribbon Commission was delighted to gather our members at Northeastern University to release our next strategic plan. The scale and pace of action that Boston needs to take on climate is unprecedented and comes at a time of massive change on the federal level. But Boston is positioned to lead. Each pillar of
Accelerating Climate Action, 11 Boston and Cambridge Institutions Collaborate to Invest in Wind and Solar Power
House Approves Clean Energy Accord
City Updates
Accelerating Boston Climate Action: Green Ribbon Commission Strategic Plan
Our 2025-2030 strategic plan articulates our vision for how the GRC can uniquely contribute to this critical next phase of climate work. Each pillar of our plan is a place where the City needs to be bold, and where partnership with the private sector is critical.
Read MoreBoston Climate Report
Working Groups
The work of the Green Ribbon Commission is structured through sector and topic working groups that tackle efforts outlined in the strategic plan with Boston’s industry leaders – sharing best practices and findings as they go. Working groups convene leaders in commercial real estate, cultural institutions, health care, higher education, coastal resilience, and grid modernization to advance initiatives and drive action based on research and analysis.
Learn MoreGrid Modernization
“Concerned? We are about to undertake the largest energy transformation in the shortest amount of time in built history. I will not be unconcerned until we are done!”
– Brian Swett, Chief Climate Officer, City of Boston
Grid Modernization
Boston Grid Modernization Working Group Meeting #3
The third meeting of the GRC Grid Modernization working group featured updates from the City of Boston and utility companies on the ESMP order, identified areas for collaboration and constructive change, and established goals for 2025 to improve planning and community engagement. The goal of the meeting was to enable timely and equitable siting and construction of infrastructure to ensure large energy users and communities have what they need for their electrification and decarbonization plans.
Climate Action
Mayor Wu Signs Executive Order Creating a Climate Council for the City of Boston
Mayor Michelle Wu signed an Executive Order creating the Boston Climate Council, a key partnership that will coordinate the City’s all-of-government approach to combating climate change and advancing resilience. This group consists of thirteen Cabinet Chiefs and will be co-lead by the Chief Climate Officer Brian Swett and the Green New Deal Director and Environment Commissioner Oliver Sellers-Garcia. The Climate Council will be responsible for developing and implementing the next phase of Boston’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), which will focus on short-term methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 2026-2030, furthering Boston’s ability to support climate justice and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Read the Full Story