1.0Innovation Network for Communitieshttps://in4c.netPete Plastrikhttps://in4c.net/author/pete-plastrik/“Carbon Free Boston” — How One US City Can Reduce GHG Emissions and Improve Quality of Life - Innovation Network for Communitiesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Nnmfb4uvVL"><a href="https://in4c.net/2019/01/carbon-free-boston-how-one-us-city-can-reduce-ghg-emissions-and-improve-quality-of-life/">“Carbon Free Boston” — How One US City Can Reduce GHG Emissions and Improve Quality of Life</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://in4c.net/2019/01/carbon-free-boston-how-one-us-city-can-reduce-ghg-emissions-and-improve-quality-of-life/embed/#?secret=Nnmfb4uvVL" width="600" height="338" title="““Carbon Free Boston” — How One US City Can Reduce GHG Emissions and Improve Quality of Life” — Innovation Network for Communities" data-secret="Nnmfb4uvVL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://in4c.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/iStock-139671325.jpg28162112This new report by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, staffed by INC’s John Cleveland, analyzes, quantifies, and prioritizes strategies and actions for reducing GHG emissions and explicitly addresses the potential impacts of different policies on social equity. From the report introduction: “The report’s analysis makes clear the great magnitude of the change needed to achieve carbon neutrality. […]