Resources
Inside Climate News: Pope Francis –x‘Irresponsible’ Western Lifestyles Push the World to ‘the Breaking Point’ on Climate
The 86-year-old leader of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church bluntly urges more aggressive action to curb emissions at the next U.N. climate meeting in eight weeks.
GRC Overview
Learn more about the Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) and how it accelerates Boston’s progress toward a climate safe, carbon free, equitable future.
CommonWealth Magazine: For environmental justice communities, tackling climate change can’t wait
John Walkey, director of waterfront and climate justice initiatives at GreenRoots, and Paula García, a senior bilingual energy analyst and energy justice lead in the climate and energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, explore why climate change effects are felt strongest in low-income communities.
CommonWealth Magazine: Addressing the racial gap in home ownership
Report cites progress, but more funding, more homes needed.
MassCEC: Workforce Equity Planning and Capacity Grants
$894,422 available for organizations to expand workforce training and minority-and-women-owned business support programs.
The Boston Globe: With flashier floods and stronger hurricanes, ‘I don’t think we know what normal is anymore’
Climate scientists say the extreme rainfall and flash floods in Leominster are now expected on a warming planet — and there’s much more to come
The Boston Globe: Opening in a heatwave, Massachusetts schools struggle—a sign of what’s to come with climate change
Older school buildings across New England are ill-equipped for extreme heat, which is becoming increasingly common