Boston Hosts First Climate Week, Touts Innovation in Action
Amid national disagreements on the severity of climate change, Boston is hosting its first Climate Week from May 3 to May 10. Climate Week will feature more than 100 events…
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Amid national disagreements on the severity of climate change, Boston is hosting its first Climate Week from May 3 to May 10. Climate Week will feature more than 100 events highlighting climate technology and solutions across the city and its surrounding communities.
Organized by ClimateBase, Climate Week Boston offers a platform to spotlight climate-related job networks and a global Climate Week network, connecting Boston to a broader international climate technology ecosystem.
According to a Boston Globe report, events span technical discussions on solar geoengineering, carbon removal, and networked geothermal. Community activities will highlight a running club sponsored by the Woodwell Climate Research Center, a climate book club at Somerville's West Branch Library, and an oyster shell-themed event at Island Creek Raw Bar.
The centerpiece of Climate Week is the two-day ClimaTech conference at the Boston Center for the Arts. Registrations for the conference have surpassed 1,500, up from 1,200 last year, according to the Globe.
Various leaders in Boston and Massachusetts are using Climate Week to tout their active investments in climate technology. In addition, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is actively promoting the industry and the 2024 Mass Leads Act, driving about a billion dollars in state investment over 10 years to spur clean-technology growth.
City leaders in Boston are using Climate Week to tout its active investments in climate technology. In addition, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is actively promoting the industry and the 2024 Mass Leads Act, driving about a billion dollars in state investment over 10 years to spur clean-technology growth.
Lindsey Butler, executive director of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, said she is anticipating the “robust conversations that happen as a result of this convening.” However, she questioned why an outside organization, ClimateBase, staged the event compared to a Boston- or Massachusetts-based entity.
“I think future efforts like this, convened and anchored by local climate groups, could be super powerful,” Butler told the Globe.
