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Event Series:
Carbon Countdown 2023
Carbon Countdown 2023
May 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
On Tuesday evening, May 16 at 7 pm, via Zoom, Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer will focus on an equitable and sustainable future: A Vision for Massachusetts. Her talk will be followed by four brief introductions to local community driven initiatives (see below) on the same theme.
Then on Saturday, May 20 at 9:30 AM via Zoom, Senator Mike Barrett will talk about connecting citizen activists to the legislative process, as well as connecting the Executive Branch work to the work of the Legislature. His talk will be followed by workshops based on the community driven initiatives.
These sessions will focus on:
- Biodiversity: Protecting ecosystems, in our backyard and beyond
- Building electrification: A future without fossil fuels
- Networked Geothermal: Neighborhood scale heating and cooling
- Affordable Housing: Healthy, Efficient, Resilient
Sustainable Middlesex is a network of grassroots climate action groups focused on public awareness of and advocacy for policies that support climate sustainability, mitigation, and adaptation.
This is a free event.
Details
- Date:
- May 20, 2023
- Time:
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9:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Series:
- Carbon Countdown 2023
- Event Categories:
- Action, Biodiversity, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Legislation, Seminars, Sustainability, Talks, Webinars
- Event Tags:
- affordable housing, climate, Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, electricity, free event, geothermal, Senator Mike Barrett, sustainability, two part event, zoom
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