History of Climate Action in Boston
| 2000 | Mayor Thomas M. Menino enlists the City of Boston in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability.  |
| 2001 | Mayor Menino appoints an Energy Advisory Committee to reduce the City's energy consumption. |
| 2002 | The City constructs its first municipal green building, the George Robert White Environmental Conservation Center, and the Mayor appoints a Green Building Task Force to produce a "comprehensive examination of every facet of green building." |
| 2005 | Mayor Menino joins other members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in unanimously adopting the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.  The mayors agreed that their cities would "strive to meet or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets." The Mayor's Energy Management Board - the successor to the Energy Advisory Committee-completes an Integrated Energy Management Plan (IEMP) for 362 municipal buildings. |
| 2006 | The Department of Neighborhood Development receives a $2 million grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to develop green affordable housing. The City begins using biodiesel in its vehicles. |
| 2007 | The Boston Zoning Commission adopts a Green Buildings provision, the new Article 37, for Boston's zoning code, which requires that projects over 50,000 square feet be "LEED certifiable." Mayor Menino issues an executive order "relative to climate action in Boston," which establishes the goal of and policies for reducing GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050. The City presents its first Green Awards and publishes its climate action plan, Climate: Change. |
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