How Boston’s Next Mayor Can Accelerate the City’s Equitable Clean Energy Transition

As the Boston mayoral race heads to the primary on September 14, how can the next mayor equitably and rapidly accelerate the city’s clean energy transition to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and fossil fuel emissions for the city and region? A new whitepaper published today by the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) […]

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UK Government & Boston University Release Joint Report on Cities’ Net-Zero Ambitions

City-university partnerships can be a powerful accelerant to our decarbonization transition, supporting the crucial effort to achieve dramatic emissions mitigation in the coming decade to maintain a sustainable future.  Contact: Paolo DiFabio British Consulate-General, Boston (617) 245-4512 | paolo.difabio@fcdo.gov.uk Laura Hurley Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy (617) 353-9780 | hurleyl@bu.edu 19 MAY 2021 FOR […]

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A Survey of North American City Climate Leaders: The Prospects for Climate Action in the COVID-19 Era

Report series on “COVID & Climate: What’s Next for Cities?” provides community leaders with guidance on navigating their climate action priorities. In the final report of our three-part series, the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy presents the results of a survey of 25 U.S. and Canadian city climate leaders, conducted in July and August […]

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