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A
Before
I
dive
into
my
remarks,
I
want
to
acknowledge
some
of
the
organizations
and
leaders
who
are
here,
some
of
whom
you
will
hear
from
shortly
as
well.
The
heat
team
is
here
home
energy
efficiency,
team,
eastie
farm
ace,
alternatives
for
community
environment,
bcec,
the
boston,
clean
energy
coalition,
mothers
out
front
environment,
mass
350;
oh
sorry,
350
mass.
A
We
have
representation.
Sierra
club
is
here
mcan
the
mass
climate
action
networks
and
then,
in
terms
of
my
colleagues
in
government,
you'll
hear
from
justice
election
who
are
going
to
represent
the
council
and
and
the
state
legislature,
city,
councilor,
kenzie,
bach
city,
councilor,
gigi,
coletta
city,
councilor,
kendra,
lara
former
city,
councilor,
matt,
o'malley,
senator
lydia,
edwards,
representative
jeff
roy,
who
will
speak
right
after
me.
Senator
barrett's
staff
is
here.
Thank
you.
So
much
representative,
john
santiago,
representative,
brandi
fluker
oakley's
team
is
here
representative
nica
elgardo.
A
Okay
again,
we
are
so
excited
to
celebrate
the
recent
climate
bill
passed
by
the
massachusetts
state
legislature
and
signed
into
law
by
governor
baker.
Thank
you
to
senate
president
karen
spielke
senator
mike
barrett
house,
speaker
ron,
mariano
and
chairman
jeff
roy
for
your
leadership
in
crafting
and
passing
this
important
legislation.
A
A
Young
people
who
have
organized
across
our
city
have
continued
to
push
the
urgency
of
ensuring
that
we
can
pass
on
a
future
that
our
kids
and
their
kids
deserve.
It's
especially
timely
that
this
bill
was
finalized
and
passed
just
as
our
city
cooled
down
from
the
three
hottest
weeks
in
more
than
150
years
of
record.
Keeping
heat
like
we've
just
experienced,
will
become
increasingly
common
here
in
boston
and
in
massachusetts,
as
the
climate
crisis
continues
to
bear
down
on
us.
A
These
emissions
not
only
expedite
climate
change,
they
impact
the
air
quality,
the
efficiency
of
our
buildings,
the
health
of
our
residents
in
their
offices,
schools
and
homes.
Our
community
members
deserve
to
work,
learn
and
live
in
spaces
that
are
healthy
energy,
efficient
that
save
them
money
on
utilities
costs.
A
We
know
that
taking
measures
to
improve
air
quality
and
energy
efficiency
has
little
to
no
impact
on
the
net
cost
of
a
building
with
the
technology
that
is
available.
Today.
Already
we
have
school
buildings
like
the
boston
arts
academy
that
are
running
at
or
near
net
zero,
and
our
green
new
deal
for
boston.
Public
schools
is
already
underway
to
keep
that
momentum
going.
A
We
celebrate
developments
like
the
kenzie
at
bartlett
station,
which
will
create
fully
electric,
affordable
housing
for
seniors
as
well
to
decarbonize
even
more
boston's
buildings.
We
are
especially
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
explore
fossil
fuel
free
guidelines
for
new
construction
and
major
renovations
in
boston
thanks
to
the
state
legislation.
A
But
the
counselors
who
stand
here
behind
me
and
many
of
the
colleagues
who
couldn't
be
here
today
have
been
pushing
for
this
for
a
long
time
and
I'm
grateful
for
their
partnership
and
know
that,
when
we
are
in
the
legislative
process
for
this
homeworld
petition,
which
authorizes
the
city
to
join
the
pilot
program,
that
that's
only
the
beginning
of
the
partnership,
because
in
entering
the
pilot
and
when
we're
formally
certified
to
join
and
the
state
is
as
clear
which
ten
municipalities
are
included.
A
That
begins
the
real
process
of
how
we
engage
with
our
community
members
from
all
sectors
to
set
the
specific
guidelines
and
parameters
of
this
program.
And
the
council
will
be
shaping
that
every
step
of
the
way
we
will
collaborate
with
environmental
justice
communities
and
advocates
labor
unions
and
representatives
and
affordable
housing
activists
and
developers
to
determine
the
most
effective
policy
for
our
city.
A
A
Already
we've
been
exploring
how
to
reduce
fossil
fuel
usage
in
large
new
developments
through
the
bpda's,
zero
net,
carbon
building,
zoning
initiative
and
you'll
hear
more
from
chief
jemison
on
that.
In
a
bit
for
the
last
two
years,
we've
been
engaging
with
stakeholders
on
this
initiative
to
set
how
we
can
make
sure
that
net
zero
future
is
inclusive
of
all
residents
and
we're
now
ready
to
start
the
conversation
about
raising
the
standards
for
buildings
under
twenty
thousand
square
feet
as
well.
A
This
zoning
initiative
and
the
fossil
fuel
free
pilot
will
complement
one
another
to
bring
as
many
new
developments
and
major
renovations
as
we
can
towards
our
shared
goal
of
net
zero
emissions
and
a
healthier
climate
for
all.
They'll,
also
work
in
tandem
with
strong
efficiency
standards
to
be
established
in
the
state
building
code.
A
C
Well,
thank
you
mayor
wu,
and
you
must
have
read
the
bill
very
closely,
knowing
that
you
have
to
be
first
in
time
and
first
in
line
in
order
to
get
the
petition
approved.
So
when
I
left
the
state
house
a
few
minutes
ago,
I
did
not
see
any
other
petitions
there,
so
I
think
you're
going
to
be
first
in
line.
C
And
I
do
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
that
are
here
today
and
I'm
sure
that
the
rest
of
them
are
still
suffering
the
effects
from
the
23-hour
marathon
session
that
we
had
on
the
last
day.
But
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
my
dear
friends
and
colleagues
nika
el
aguado
and
representative
john
santiago,
senator
lydia
edwards
and
the
staff
for
senator
barrett
and
senator
scream
that
are
here.
C
The
two
of
them
were
conferees
in
the
final
negotiations.
For
this,
the
passage
of
an
act,
driving
clean
energy
and
offshore
wind
is
yet
another
milestone
for
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts,
and
I
am
thrilled
that
mayor,
wu
and
the
city
of
boston
have
wasted
no
time
in
getting
on
with
the
work
of
implementation.
C
C
Overall,
the
legislation
that
we
passed
offers
some
creative
solutions
to
complex
problems
and
once
again
puts
massachusetts
in
the
leadership
role
on
clean
energy
production.
As
president
biden
expressed
just
a
few
weeks
ago,
right
here
in
massachusetts,
he
said
that
climate
change
presents
a
clear
and
present
danger
and
we
cannot
wait
longer
to
address
these
issues.
C
D
This
is
a
big
announcement
that
we're
making
today,
and
I
have
to
be
honest
and
say
that
I
was
feeling
a
little
anxious
as
I
prepared
to
come
to
work,
but
nonetheless
I
was
going
through
my
routine
and
I
was
getting
myself
and
my
son
ready
and,
as
I
pulled
the
shirt
over
my
son,
zaire's
head,
I
was
reminded
that
the
work
that
we're
going
to
do
in
the
coming
months,
however,
difficult
or
controversial,
is
going
to
get
us
closer
to
ensuring
a
livable
planet
not
just
for
us,
but
for
all
of
our
descendants
and
to
be
fair,
it
didn't
make
me
any
less
anxious.
D
D
This
kind
of
environmental
regulation
is
crucial
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
neighbors
and
neighborhoods
are
protected.
A
green
new
deal
doesn't
just
call
for
policies
that
address
climate
change.
It
demands
job
creation,
a
reduction
in
income
inequality
and
a
commitment
to
a
just
transition
away
from
fossil
fuels.
That's
going
to
put
those
most
impacted
at
the
center
of
decision
making.
D
So,
as
chair
of
the
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks
committee,
I'm
excited
to
steward
an
ordinance
through
the
city
council
that
is
reflective
of
our
collective
vision
for
our
city's
future
and
is
going
to
put
our
neighbors
our
family
and
labor
leaders
at
the
center,
and
I
want
to
take
this
moment
to
make
our
vision
and
my
vision
very
clear
that
boston
is
going
to
pass.
One
of
the
first
union
endorsed
fossil
fuel
bans
in
the
state
and
in
the
country.
D
And
that
is
our
charge
now,
because
it
doesn't
just
matter
what
we
do
to
protect
our
planet.
It
matters
how
we
do
it
and
it
matters
who
we
bring
along
and
how
we
bring
them
along
with
us.
So
I'm
excited
to
get
to
work.
I'm
excited
to
work
collaboratively
with
all
of
my
colleagues
at
the
state
house
and
on
the
city
council,
and
I'm
ready
for
boston
to
be
the
thriving
city
that
I
know
it
can
be.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
so
I'm
going
to
read
down
the
speaking
program
just
so
you
don't
have
to
hear
from
me
again
and
then,
if
each
of
the
speakers
could
kind
of
pop
coordinate
to
the
next
one
after
the
the
order
is
taped
up
here.
So
it's
next
is
going
to
be
our
our
brand
new,
still
not
yet
started,
but
continuing
to
come
to
work.
Green
new
deal
director,
oliver
sellers,
garcia,
followed
by
chief
of
housing,
sheila
dillon,
followed
by
the
director
of
our
boston,
public
health
commission,
dr
basola
ojikutu.
A
Then
our
chief
of
planning,
arthur
jemison,
then
zaineb
magavi,
co-executive,
director
of
heat,
patrick
hayden,
co-founder
of
hakon,
and
then
former
city
councilor
and
climate
champion,
matt
o'malley,
who
stewarded
so
much
before.
We
even
got
to
this
point.
So
you'll
hear
a
little
bit
about
tangibly.
What
this
will
mean
for
the
city
of
boston,
oliver.
E
E
We
know
we
need
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
our
building
sector.
We
need
to
do
this
by
eliminating
fossil
fuels.
Municipalities
have
been
trying
to
do
this
in
massachusetts
for
years,
and
we've
been
bumping
up
against
state
laws,
so
I'm
so
happy
and
encouraged
that
the
legislature
and
the
governor
have
made
this
pilot
project
possible
for
10
municipalities.
E
Today,
boston
will
start
the
process
to
file
a
home
rule
petition
that
could
allow
us
to
participate
in
this
pilot
project.
So
why
are
we
doing
this,
of
course,
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions?
But
it's
for
several
other
reasons
too,
for
health
homes
that
don't
have
fossil
fuels
can
have
cleaner
air
quality
and
are
safer
for
affordability.
E
E
F
It's
great
to
be
here
this
morning
to
support
the
filing
of
a
home
rule
petition
that
will
provide
boston,
the
option
to
create
a
local
ordinance
that
will
restrict
or
eliminate
the
use
of
fossil
fuels
in
new
development
and,
like
we
do
like
we
do
many
things
in
boston.
This
is
going
to
be
a
participatory
process.
F
And
these
these
requirements
are
relatively
new
and
sometimes
change
is
difficult,
but
there
has
been
solid
cooperation
and
even
enthusiasm
regarding
these
changes.
There's
not
one
developer,
not
one
tenant,
not
one
community,
member
or
lender
in
boston.
That
does
not
realize
that
climate
change
is
real
and
that
it's
here
to
stay
and
get
worse
unless
we
take
deliberate
and
impactful
action.
F
Yes,
we
need
to
build
more
affordable
housing,
so
our
residents
can
stay
in
boston
thrive
in
boston.
However,
if
our
buildings
are
making
the
environment
worse,
then
we
have
not
succeeded
together.
We
need
to
imagine
a
and
create
green,
sustainable,
healthy
communities
that
benefit
us
all.
Thank
you.
G
G
G
G
Climate
justice
also
means
a
safer,
healthier
and
more
equitable
boston
for
generations
to
come.
I
applaud
mayor
wu.
I
applaud
the
city
council.
I
applaud
our
partners
at
the
state
and
our
partners
here
today
for
believing
in
what
is
possible
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
we're
recognizing
that
climate
policy
is
health
policy.
G
H
Good
afternoon,
everyone
great
to
see
you,
we
are
thrilled
to
be
here
today
to
start
this
process,
which
we
believe
is
going
to
achieve
meaningful
change
and
surely
affect
generations
to
come.
H
This
is
an
important
step
that
solidifies
our
commitment
to
green
building,
as
we
look
forward
to
the
future
as
the
most
recent
extreme
heat
events.
I
don't
think
anyone
needs
to
be
look
too
far
to
find
them
learn
about
things
that
have
happened
to
portland
and
other
cities.
It's
becoming
more
urgent
for
us
to
accelerate
the
work
that
we're
doing
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
and
address
the
causes
of
climate
change.
H
Buildings
are,
as
everyone
up
here
has
already
said,
are
a
key
part
of
making
that
change
in
conjunction
with
what
the
mayor
is
announcing
today
and
that
she's
already
mentioned.
Bpda
is
in
the
process
of
developing
a
zero
net
carbon
standard
to
be
included
in
article
37
of
our
large
project
review
process.
H
That
initiative
is
known
as
the
zero
net
carbon
zoning
initiative
together.
This
pilot
will
strengthen
efficiency
standards
across
the
board.
It's
also
an
example
of
us
working
together
with
organizations
like
mayap
in
a
better
city
who
come
together
with
us
and
named
members
to
those
committees
to
help
us
make
sure
that
the
policy
it
works
out,
the
right
way.
H
The
initiative
will
assess
and
identify
strategies
to
strengthen
green
buildings,
only
requirements
for
a
net
net
carbon
zero
net
carbon
standard
for
new
construction.
These
are
critical
steps
towards
the
city's
goal
of
becoming
carbon
neutral
by
2050..
H
I
would
also
highlight
that
in
july
the
bpda
board,
along
with
our
staff,
made
the
commitment
to
decarbonize
our
own
buildings,
starting
with
our
own
portfolio
in
the
raymond
e
flynn
center
and
up
in
charlestown
as
well,
so
we're
thrilled
about
that.
It
starts
at
home
right.
Over
the
last
several
months,
we've
been
working
together
with
city
staff
and
the
zero
net
carbon
building
team.
We've
got
an
implementation
strategy
for
this
initiative.
That's
going
to
start
in
september.
H
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
and
having
you
participate
in
the
portions
of
that
that'll
all
be
public.
We
applaud
the
mayor's
action
today
and
want
to
thank
all
the
advocates
and
others
who've
gathered
today
to
celebrate
this
step
forward,
we're
here
to
bring
all
the
force
and
attention
we
can
to
this
issue
and
we're
right
here
behind
you.
Thank
you.
I
Hi,
I'm
delighted
to
be
here
and
the
organization
I
represent
today.
Heat
is
a
non-profit
climate
solutions,
incubator
that
has
been
committed
for
years
to
finding
a
path
to
adjust
transition
beyond
gas.
So
we're
really
intimately
aware
with
just
how
much
of
a
challenge
those
four
little
words
are
the
just
transition
beyond
gas.
I
And
so
we
need
the
existing
energy
workforce
to
have
good
jobs
and
pensions
ahead
of
them.
We
need
those
struggling
with
energy
bills.
To
have
them
go
down
not
up.
We
need
the
pipes
that
are
in
the
ground
beneath
our
feet,
some
of
them
literally
antiques
filled
with
explosive
gas.
Well,
we
need
to
maintain
them.
We
need
to
keep
the
system
safe,
even
as
we
build
the
energy
system
we
need
for
the
coming
century.
I
Is
this
challenging
yeah
yeah,
but
but
don't
worry
because
there's
just
beautiful
shining
lights
of
examples
all
around
us
and
you're
going
to
hear
a
little
more
after
me,
but
just
last
thursday
I
was
at
a
college
campus
that
for
more
than
10
years,
has
been
heating
and
cooling
with
networked
ground
source,
heat
pumps
or
network
geothermal
and
they've
they're
saving
a
million
dollars
a
year
and
the
people
who
put
those
pipes
in
they
have
the
same
certifications
as
our
gas
workers,
and
they
are
saving
not
just
energy,
but
water
and
all
kinds
of
amazing
co-benefits
like
health.
I
It's
it's
possible.
There
are
many
ways
forward
for
this:
move
beyond
fossil
fuels
and
even
in
east
boston,
easty
farm
has
put
in
a
a
ground
source
heat
pump,
greenhouse
first
in
massachusetts,
a
geothermal
greenhouse
to
nourish
their
community,
and
it's
that
kind
of
leadership
that
I
see
and
look
forward
to
from
our
city,
and
I
just
so
admire
this
administration
in
their
clear
commitment
to
the
process
of
coming
together
to
make
a
real
just
transition
plan.
I
J
Thank
you,
zainab
hi,
my
name
is
patrick
hayden,
I'm
a
resident
of
boston,
a
business
owner
of
boston,
haycon,
a
building
and
development
company
here,
and
we
are
building
currently
all
electric
buildings.
We've
successfully
built
operational
all-electric
buildings,
they're
successful
they
work
in
large
part
in
conjunction
with
the
mayor's
office
and
the
mass
save
passive
house
program.
The
majority
of
these
buildings
are
passive
house
either
certified
or
not.
J
J
So
if
the
remaining
portion
of
the
power
was,
for
instance,
produced
from
a
renewable
energy
source,
it
would
be
100
renewable
building.
We
are
almost
completing
a
project
in
roxbury,
11,
east
linux,
the
same
setup.
It's
actually
65
percent
on-site,
renewable
with
pv
super
excited
about
that
project.
So
both
of
these
projects
are
one
is
affordable.
One
is
market
rate
with
the
idp
involved
in
boston,
they're
feasible.
J
K
Thank
you,
patrick.
It
is
so
great
to
be
with
family.
My
name
is
matt
o'malley.
I
am
the
chief
sustainability
officer
for
vicinity
energy.
Prior
to
that
I
spent
11
years
having
the
incredible
honor
of
being
your
voice.
Many
of
your
voices
as
the
district
6
city
councilor,
and
I
don't
know
what
to
add
and
to
what
has
already
been
said
in
words,
far
more
eloquent
than
my
own.
K
One
to
note
the
sea
change
in
how
the
public
gets
it
and
understands
the
importance
of
bold
climate
action
and
two,
because
the
people
who
are
standing
behind
me
and
others
who
are
out
there
and
others
who
are
watching
were
the
same
climate
warriors
who
have
been
working
to
this
day,
each
and
every
day
for
weeks
and
months
and
years
working
together,
and
if
I
name
them
all.
We
will
be
here
through
next
week,
but
congratulations
to
our
incredible
advocates
and
congratulations
to
the
leadership
of
our
mayor.
K
Michelle
wu
to
the
city
council
special
shout
out
for
city
council
president
ed
flynn
who
just
joined
us
in
the
last
nine
months.
It
is
unsurprising
to
anyone
here
to
underscore
how
mayor
wu
has
worked
to
advance
environmental
policy
at
every
level,
because
it's
just
not
about
saving
the
planet,
although
that's
a
pretty
important
thing
to
do.
But
it
is
about
the
public
health
aspect.
It's
about
the
financial
aspect
and
job
growth.
Good
climate
policy
will
save
lives
because
of
better
health
outcomes.
K
The
green
economy
is
thriving
and
is
regularly
overperforming,
the
regular
s,
p,
100
and
all
the
funds
associated
with
it.
So
this
is
something
that's
really
good
policy,
it's
good
for
business,
it's
great
for
the
city,
and
we
must
do
it
for
the
planet.
This
is
an
exciting
day
in
our
city
we
are
leading.
Once
again,
I
am
so
grateful
to
mayor
wu
to
her
team
to
the
council,
to
our
colleagues
at
the
state
legislature,
particularly
chairman
jeff
roy,
who
did
yeoman's
work
over
the
last
two
years
to
get
us
to
this
moment.
K
A
Thank
you,
everyone.
I
know
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
media
for
coming
an
hour
early
from
covering
the
dominican
flag,
raising
to
give
us
a
little
time.
I'm
gonna
let
everyone
set
up
for
the
flag
raising.
If
you
have
more
questions,
I
can
I'll
meet
you
all
over
here
on
the
side
without
anyone
else
who
wants
to
join
and
please
stay
and
cover
our
incredible
flag.
Raising
too,
this
will
be
the
first
one
in
a
long
time
celebrated
by
the
city,
with
our
amazing
dominican
community.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here.