Type Archive: Featured

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    Coast. A Climate Beacon Summit

    ​New England’s coast is one connected system — salt marsh and offshore grid, working waterfront and open beach, fishing co-op and port authority — but it’s governed, funded, and managed in fragments. Coast is a one-day summit bringing the implementers and practitioners who shape our coastline into the same conversation, to see it as one…

  • Clean Energy News

    GRC kicks off Boston Area Thermal Energy Network (BosTEN) project

    Mayor Wu, Secretary Tepper, Mass CEC CEO Downing, UMass Boston Chancellor Suárez-Orozco join for tour and launch event BOSTON – The Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC), a business membership association that partners with the City of Boston to accelerate climate action, today officially launched its Boston Area Thermal Energy Network (BosTEN) feasibility project. The kickoff…

  • Clean Energy News

    Boston Green Ribbon Commission selects technical team to analyze potential water-based thermal energy network 

    Salas O’Brien will lead a six-firm team exploring local waterways as energy sources to deliver clean energy for heating and cooling and lower energy costs BOSTON, July 9, 2026–The Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) is taking a major step forward in exploring the potential use of Boston Harbor and other local waters as sources of…

  • Policy and Regulation Featured

    Mayor Wu Releases 2030 Climate Action Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Strengthen Climate Resilience

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    Massachusetts set ambitious climate goals for 2025. Federal rollbacks stalled its progress.

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    GRCx: Collaborative Climate Action for Boston’s Cultural Sector

    Boston’s cultural institutions face unique challenges amid the accelerating climate crisis as they work to balance the sometimes divergent demands of City goals and ordinances (BERDO) with the care and display of priceless works of art. Fortunately, the global museum field – through efforts like the Bizot Group’s Green Protocol – is rethinking long-held standards…

  • Commercial Real Estate, Community Engagement, Mitigation, Policy and Regulation Featured

    Close the Gap(s): Decarbonizing Large Buildings Symposium

    Are you struggling with decarbonizing large buildings? You’re not alone. As energy codes and emissions reduction ordinances force the issue, the building industry is waking up to a new landscape. Decarbonizing large buildings – new and old – is critical to achieving Massachusetts Climate Targets. While the technologies, skills, and strategies for decarbonization exist, we…