City of Boston Climate Action Plan
Following a yearlong public process, Boston's Climate Action Leadership Committee on Earth Day 2010 presented Mayor Thomas M. Menino with a set a wide-ranging recommendations aimed at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for the risks of climate change in Boston. The consensus report entitled Sparking the Climate Revolution 
calls for reducing Boston's Greenhouse Gas emissions 25% by 2020 and incorporating the potential effects of climate change in all planning and review of public and private projects.
Climate action will bring significant economic benefits to Boston. Climate mitigation—reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency, behavior change, and lower vehicle use—will produce net savings of over $2 billion dollars by 2020 years through lower energy bills. (This does not include benefits such as lower pollution, better health, lower medical bills, less crowded streets.) Demand for energy- and climate-related services will create thousands of jobs. Adaptation will ensure that Boston's economic and social infrastructure remains strong.
Our Role
A Better City, represented by ABC President & CEO Rick Dimino, was invited by Mayor Thomas M. Menino to serve as a member of the Mayor's Climate Action Leadership Committee. The 21 member group —representing a broad spectrum of the Boston community— was responsible for charting the City's collective response to Climate Change. ABC served on the Transportation & Buildings sub-committees within the Leadership Committee and assisted in the development of recommendations and goals associated with these topics.
