The Green Ribbon Commission accelerates Boston toward a climate safe, carbon free, equitable future
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Statement on Energy Affordability Act by Amy Longsworth, Executive Director of the GRC
“The Governor’s energy legislation offers tremendous cost-saving benefits for consumers, and it can also help Boston’s anchor institutions and major employers greatly increase their use of lower-cost, renewable, and clean energy sources. Three measures that are especially exciting: -Amy Longsworth, Executive Director, Boston Green Ribbon Commission
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Coastal Resilience Planning
Director of Preservation at The House of the Seven Gables, Paul Wright, discussed the intensive two-year process of coastal resilience planning for their historic waterfront property in Salem, MA; and the institution’s plans for a multi-decade adaptation, resilience, and mitigation transition that proactively anticipates sea level rise and environmental warning signs.
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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.
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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.
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“The Boston Climate Council will bring together leadership across departments to ensure that our climate policies are implemented swiftly, equitably, and effectively. This next phase of our Climate Action Plan will center on building a just and resilient Boston for generations to come.”
– Mayor Michelle Wu
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CCAP Graduation 2025
The participants in the Green Ribbon Commission’s 2024/2025 Collaborative Climate Action Planning (CCAP) cohort celebrated their graduation from the program in a ceremony complete with awards and a triumphant ribbon cutting. This year’s graduation concluded the fourth cohort of the GRC’s CCAP program, designed to foster a peer-learning community that develops a climate action plan framework – an essential roadmap to reduce an organization’s emissions and approach net zero.
City Updates
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.
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