On March 30, 2009, Mayor Thomas M. Menino named the Boston Climate Action Leadership Committee, a 22-member group representing a broad spectrum of the community, charged with charting Boston's collective response to climate change. Mayor Menino asked the Leadership Committee within one year to:

• 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 taking climate actions
• 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 .