IMAP Lunch Seminar - The CELT Project: Data & Stories for a Clean Energy Transition in Massachusetts

This talk will give an overview of the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition Initiative (CELT), a collaboration between the BU Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and the UMass Lowell RIST Institute for Sustainability and Energy to accelerate decarbonization in the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, CELT supports a municipal and state fellows’ program, data for decisions, and statewide collaborations to support clean energy projects. This talk will introduce the CELT Atlas and Explorer, two public data tools focused on providing community level maps and information about energy infrastructure, sustainability grants, housing and population, and energy affordability across the state. We will also share case studies of sustainability projects cities and towns are tackling in order to meet 2050 NetZero state goals.

Patricia Fabian and Cutler Cleveland, both IGS Faculty Associate Directors will present.