CELT Initiative Launch

On November 18, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, UMass Lowell, and Boston University launched the $5.7 million Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative, bringing together universities, state agencies, communities, and industries across Massachusetts to advance clean energy equity, geothermal workforce training, and capacity-building through technical assistance and student engagement. BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability will lead the initiative’s data analysis and help guide key decision-making, such as where to locate energy infrastructure and the communities that need the most support. On hand were Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll (from left); Emily Ryan, BU principal investigator; Ruairi O’Mahony, UMass Lowell Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy executive director; Rebecca Tepper, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Elizabeth Mahony, commissioner, Department of Energy Resources; BU Provost Gloria Waters; UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen; UMass Lowell Rist Institute students; and UMass President Marty Meehan. Governor’s Office photo