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Select Board directs Brookline staff to align Climate Action and Resilience Plan with state net-zero 2050 goal
Summary
After debate about ambition and feasibility, the Select Board voted unanimously to direct staff to build the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) against a 2050 net-zero target consistent with Massachusetts goals.
The Select Board voted unanimously on Oct. 21 to direct the Sustainability and Natural Resources Division to construct Brookline’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) against a net-zero emissions goal of 2050, aligning town targets with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The vote followed a discussion of whether the town should aim for an earlier target year such as 2040. Alexandra Vecchio, the town’s Director of Sustainability and Natural Resources, told the board the 2050 target…
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