In AY 2022-2023, we worked with MIT Divest and the Cambridge Green New Deal Coalition to organize MIT students on this project. Advocacy on the GND continues; contact us for information on how to get involved.
We are currently working on advocating for a Cambridge Green New Deal! We need you to attend upcoming hearings! Check below and/or fill out our interest form to be notified of hearings you can speak at. No experience/knowledge necessary – we will provide resources for what to say.
Upcoming Events:
Teach-In on GND hosted by MIT Divest: Tuesday 11/15, 3-133 from 7:30-8:30 PM
Important City Council Hearing: Tuesday, 11/22, time and location/zoom TBD
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What’s in the Green New Deal?
The Green New Deal (GND) for Cambridge has three parts:
1. A zoning petition that would require large new non-residential buildings to calculate their expected annual emissions every year until 2050, as well as calculate their expected embodied emissions, creating an opportunity for the Planning Board and CDD to help reduce emissions during the special permit application building design and planning phase.
2. Amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance that will require large new commercial buildings to be net zero from day one as defined by the Emissions Reductions amendments proposed by CDD. CDD’s proposal includes a fee for excess emissions of $234/ton, which would be used for energy efficiency and green jobs training programs. The GND amendments would charge large new non-residential buildings for all of their emissions, including embodied emissions, creating an incentive for developers to minimize building emissions during design, construction and operation of the building.
3. A new Green Jobs Ordinance that would establish free green jobs training programs for low-income residents in Cambridge.
Find out more about the GND here!
