Newton Emission Inventory Oct 2021

-Slides for GHG Inventory 

The Newton Citizens Committee on Energy (NCCE)  Charter can be found here. The Bylaws can be found here. 

The Newton Citizens Committee on Energy (NCCE) meets monthly, and addresses the actions Newton must take to meet the goals of the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report, which requires the elimination of most green house gas emissions by 2050.

In response, the NCCE prepared the 2019 Citizens Action Plan (CCAP) and submitted it to Mayor Fuller in May 2019.

This website, by Peter Barrer, has the current state of Newton's gas leaks

Gas pipes-Jun 2023

Gas explosion-May 2023

To Mayor re. BERDO-February 2022

NCCE’s Residential Recommendations  

Response to EDC Letter January 2022

Energy Commission Members 2024

Signed MOU with Utilities Oct 2020

Memo on Zoning and Climate Action Plan Nov 2020

Proposal for Committee on Climate Action Jan 2021

To City Council Regarding IPCC Report Aug 2021

Recommendations for Meeting GHG Emission Goals for Residential Sector, April 12, 2023

Letter to the Mayor re: Residential Sector Emissions, April 12, 2023

Letter to the Mayor and City Council re: gas explosion on April 6, 2023

Meeting Documents

The Newton Climate Change Listening Project

 

In a City with aggressive climate goals, educated people, and above-average means, why is the adoption of climate-friendly actions so low… and how can we influence it? To address this question, three Newton residents decided to actively engage Newton residents to better understand their:

  • perceptions about climate change;
  • favored communication channels;
  • actions taken to date; and
  • barriers to taking further action.

They also wanted to know what residents thought about the City’s activities. With the support of the Newton Citizen’s Commission on Energy, the “Newton Climate Change Listening Project” was launched in March 2022, consisting of two parts: an online survey followed by facilitated listening sessions in May.

183 people took the survey; and 14 people participated in two listening sessions. The results of survey and listening sessions were presented to the Mayor on May 31st. Here we present the slide deck as presented to the Mayor, with appendices that further detail the methodology. Please see video here.

Jon Slote

Bob Persons

Philip Vergragt

Government » Climate and Sustainability

Citizens Commission on Energy

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