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Film Screening: Climate Future Festival Chapter 2: Youth, Reckoning, Resolve
In partnership with the Boston Public Library, the Green Ribbon Commission will host a film screening and brief discussion on Thursday, August 6th for the Climate Future Film Festival: Chapter 2: Youth, Reckoning, Resolve. The film screening includes 12 short films from Spain, Switzerland, Bangladesh, France, Turkey, Canada, Mexico and the USA. After the conclusion…
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GRC Membership 2025
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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.
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Green Ribbon Commission Strategic Plan (2025 – 2030)
Our 2025-2030 strategic plan articulates our vision for how the GRC can uniquely contribute to this critical next phase of climate work. Each pillar of our plan is a place where the City needs to be bold, and where partnership with the private sector is critical.
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The Boston Foundation: Boston Climate Progress Report 2024
The second Boston Climate Report by the Boston Foundation outlines the challenges, opportunities, and progress made around pledges by the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Powering Up Together calls on systems-focused philanthropists seeking long-term climate and equity impact in Boston to help develop…
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Climate Beacon Conference 2024
Co-hosts: U.S. Senator Edward Markey Governor Maura Healey Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Location: Boston Society of Architects 280 Congress Street, Atlantic Wharf Boston, MA Learn More Click Here to Be the First to Know More
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Climate Beacon 2024: Harborside Chat
Join Massachusetts’ first-ever Climate Chief, Melissa Hoffer, and Director of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, John Fernández, as they dive into the evolution of the role of the executive climate or sustainability officer at the government, corporate, and institutional levels. The discussion will look at how we got to now, the obstacles and opportunities these…
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ClimaTech 2024
The ClimaTech conference brings together expert thinkers, leaders and innovators from around the world, each at the cutting-edge of the climate revolution, to the heart of Boston. Working alongside Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and the City of Boston, our program will explore an emerging frontier at the intersection of climate action and economic opportunity in fields…
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Webinar: Learn More and Apply for the 2024/25 Collaborative Climate Action Planning Cohort
Join the Boston Green Ribbon Commission to learn more about our Collaborative Climate Action Planning program and see if it is right for your company or organization. For the past three years, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission has offered a program on Collaborative Climate Action Planning to Boston institutions. Do you need to: This program includes a peer…
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GRCx Program: Boston Children’s Museum CEO & Board Chair Provide an In-Depth Look at the Museum’s Waterfront Initiative
The looming threats of coastal flooding and projected sea level rise present daunting challenges for Boston’s crucial public and private infrastructure, residential areas, and developmental projects. In particular, it threatens several historic landmarks and cultural institutions – an issue that the Boston Children’s Museum knows well and has responded to aggressively through its Waterfront Initiative.…
