Resources
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
Cut the Green Ribbon: CCAP Cohort Celebrates Climate Action Planning
This May, members from Boston’s cultural institutions, commercial real estate community, and nonprofit sectors celebrated the completion of a nine-month journey towards institutional climate resilience. 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
Grid Modernization Working Group meets on BERDO, substations
The Commission held a highly informative and productive meeting with our Grid Modernization working group on May 22 at the Museum of Science. The City solicited input on its pending updates to the Climate Action Plan. Several members encouraged municipal leaders to incorporate members’ lived experience alongside modeling and analysis, paying particular attention to the
GRCx: The House of the Seven Gables 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.