Topic Archive: Mitigation
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Software is helping this real estate giant burn less gas in NYC
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House punts on sweeping energy bill that would dial back state climate commitments
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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…
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The Boston Harbor cleanup showed the power of the EPA – when it’s willing to use it.
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Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward
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An AI tool could save lives during extreme heat waves in Mass.
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Boston will require new buildings to hit net zero standards
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Boston Grid Modernization
2024 Working Group Highlights Following the release of Carbon Free Boston, the Green Ribbon Commission began to focus on supporting Boston’s energy transformation. The GRC launched the Boston Grid Modernization project in 2024, convening a group anchored by large developers and institutions who must plan years ahead for the development, energy demand, and emissions of…
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Metropolitan Boston Health Care Energy & Greenhouse Gas Profile 2011 through 2022, and 2030 Projection
Produced by Health Care Without Harm on behalf of Boston Green Ribbon Commission Health Care Working Group. Analytics by Environmental Health & Engineering. This unique-in-the-nation report summarizes an analysis of more than 40,000 energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) records covering the hospitals comprising the Boston Green Ribbon Commission Health Care Working Group, coordinated by Health…
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New report banks on philanthropists to supercharge energy retrofits
