The Green Ribbon Commission Higher Education Working Group leverages the higher education sector’s capabilities for climate action by sharing knowledge and fostering collaboration within and across sectors to support the City of Boston in meeting its climate goals.
The Higher Education Working Group (HEWG) represents the unique constituency of large research and residential campuses in Boston and neighboring cities.The HEWG has had a pivotal role in the City’s climate action success to date by sharing and transferring their knowledge and learned lessons to other sectors for the effective and equitable implementation of the City’s climate goals. Because of HEWG members’ physical and cultural influences, the City continues to value HEWG’s leadership, as it contributes both research and best practices.
The working group is currently focused on the implementation of its Five Year Strategic Plan for 2020-2025.
Initiative
The HEWG supported the creation of the GRCx series Building an Equitable, Healthy, Climate Resilient Future for Boston. Convening leading community organizers, researchers, and policy experts, this event explores how systemic racism and environmental pollution contribute to poor health in vulnerable communities across Boston historically and in the future.
View recordings here.