On March 30, 2009, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced the members of the Boston Climate Action Leadership Committee, a 22-member group representing the great diversity of our local community. They are charged with charting Boston’s collective response to climate change. Mayor Menino has asked the Leadership Committee to tackle the following tasks within 1 year:

• Review the City's existing Climate Action Plan
• Set goals for community-wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
• Recommend actions necessary to meet climate action goals
• Evaluate the risks to Boston from sea-level rise and other consequences of climate change, and recommend actions to reduce these risks;
• Prepare materials to motivate and assist Boston residents and businesses to take action; and
• Identify opportunities for expanding the green economy and green jobs in Boston

The Leadership Committee will meet six times in the coming year, and will be supported by a Technical Advisory Panel and a Community Advisory Committee.

The Boston Climate Action Leadership Committee is supported by grants from the Barr Foundation and The Boston Foundation , with facilitation, coordination, and consulting support from Raab Associates, Ltd , Interaction Institute for Social Change , and CLF Ventures .