Resources
Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement: Guidance for Purchasing and Associated Claims
Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims
Boston’s Climate Vulnerabilities and Solutions Symposium
The Climate Vulnerabilities and Solutions Symposium in September of 2016, brought together over 325 participants from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Boston’s Climate Ready Boston team shared climate projections, vulnerability assessments, and resilience strategies.
Energy Efficiency in Commercial Real Estate
This paper synthesizes research on energy efficiency barriers and explores how these barriers may impact CRE properties in Boston
Climate Innovations European Study Tour Key Takeaways
A collection of key takeaways and best practices participants learned on the Climate Innovations Study Tour.
Carbon Free Boston Initiative
The Green Ribbon Commission is partnering with Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy to develop 2030 and 2050 strategies for inclusion in the City’s 2018 Climate Action Plan Update.
Solving the Puzzle: A Case Study of the Renewable Energy Leadership Prize
The Renewable Energy Leadership Prize was designed to catalyze action on climate change by spurring institutions to work through these barriers, essentially offering to buy them the time and the expertise to solve the puzzle. This report is a case study on the RELP process and its aim is to share the lessons learned with other institutions and businesses that are considering purchasing renewable energy. It is also designed to reach those who are in a position to shape the policy framework for a clean energy future in Boston and beyond.
GRC Profile in Climate Action, A Case Study on Clean, Green Health
GRC HCWG hospitals lead their sector nationwide in public policy engagement and climate preparedness and reached more than 27 percent greenhouse gas reductions in 2017, exceeding the City’s and Commonwealth’s goal of 25 percent by 2020. This case study looks at the amazing impact the healthcare sector has on resiliency measures in Boston.
Issue Brief: Can Sustainable Hospitals Help Bend the Health Care Cost Curve?
By: Susan Kaplan, Blair Sadler, Kevin Little, Calvin Franz, and Peter Orris Abstract: As policymakers seek to rein in the nation’s escalating health care costs, one area deserving attention is the health system’s costly environmental footprint. This study examines data from selected hospitals that have implemented programs to reduce energy use and waste and achieve
European Climate Innovations Study Tour Overview
From June 13-18, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission hosted a Climate Innovations Study Tour for approximately 20-25 Boston and Commonwealth leaders interested in in-depth learning about climate adaptation and mitigation best practices in several advanced cities in Northern Europe. This document is the original overview of the entire project.
Higher Ed Working Group Mitigation Progress Summary
The following summary report synthesizes the results of the HEWG Phase I stakeholder assessment. It gives a succinct progress report on how the HEWG universities are approaching mitigation and includes a detailed comparison table of HEWG university GHG goals, progress, best practices, awards and recognition, and other information.