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County and TCA representatives ask Brockton to join Transatlantic Climate Alliance; committee recommends city affiliation
Summary
Speakers from Plymouth County and the Transatlantic Climate Alliance outlined a multinational clean-energy collaboration and asked Brockton to join as a founding municipal member; the committee recommended the resolve favorably.
Plymouth County Commissioner Gregory Hanley and Mark Pacheco, president and CEO of the Transatlantic Climate Alliance (TCA), asked the Brockton Finance Committee to support a resolve to affiliate the city with the TCA and to host components of the alliance's first international conference in Brockton May 21'3.
Pacheco described the alliance as a subnational collaboration that shares best practices in clean-energy technology, geothermal, anaerobic digestion, wind, solar and energy efficiency. "The idea here is it doesn't cost a penny to collaborate," Pacheco said, and he framed membership as a low-cost opportunity to connect local leaders to global clean-tech partners, higher-education research and potential economic development.
The proposed activities include a May delegation visit and a conference with panels on clean technologies and local investment opportunities. Commissioner Hanley said the agreement with Donegal, Ireland, has already produced exchanges on kelp cultivation and other blue-green economy topics, and he invited the council to participate in the conference program.
Councilors asked logistical questions about the May conference schedule and registration; speakers said Bridgewater State University will host panels and registration is available through the county. The committee voted to recommend the resolve favorably to the full City Council.
