Topic Archive: Mitigation
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Canary Media Chart: The US can’t meet its climate goals unless states step up
But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.
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WBUR: How Mass. plans to cut emissions and curb climate change in the next decade
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GRCx Webinar: Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Advance Institutional Climate Action
Large institutional property owners (higher education, health care, cultural institutions) play key roles in advancing climate action. They are major energy users and asset owners, investing in resilience and decarbonization on their own property; they invest in climate “applied R&D” that can be shared with others; and they are respected voices in climate policy deliberations. …
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Climate Beacon Conference
The Climate Beacon Conference is a new signature climate conference for the New England region. Built for and about practitioners of climate change solutions. Focused on opportunities for the region. Exploring and learning from models of thoughtful, successful implementation everywhere. The conference will convene experts and leaders around a common purpose: to share ideas across…
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The US passed a major climate law one year ago. Here’s how it’s going.
Canary Media kicks off an anniversary series taking stock of the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact during its first year as law.
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USA Today: Why haven’t summer’s extreme heat waves caused any blackouts? Renewable energy is helping.
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The New York Times: The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
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WBUR: Why Mayor Wu says Boston’s ‘hands are tied’ on tackling the city’s biggest source of emissions
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is chipping away at the city’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions: buildings. But she’s growing a little restless she can’t move faster.
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The Boston Globe: Mayor Wu signs executive order banning fossil fuels in new city-owned buildings
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GRCx Innovation Tour: Franklin Park Zoo
On July 25, 2023, the GRC hosted our latest GRCx Innovation Tour at the Franklin Park Zoo, managed and operated by Zoo New England. Participants had the unique opportunity to see a Climate Action Plan come to life among the exhibits and operations across the Boston Franklin Park Zoo’s 72-acre site. A recent graduate of…
