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Mayor Janey signs the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) at City Hall. She is joined by Council President Matt O’Malley, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Commissioner of the Environment Department Dr. Alison Brizius, and other local leaders and advocates.
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you.
Today.
I
am
joined
by
reverend
mariama
white
hammond,
my
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space,
allison
brzezias,
commissioner
of
environment,
boston
city,
councilor,
matt,
o'malley,
in
boston
and
in
all
over
the
world.
Our
changing
climate
is
causing
extreme
weather
events
and
natural
disasters
like
sea
level,
rise
extreme
heat
and
storm
water
flooding.
A
A
A
A
We
know
that
berto
2.0
is
the
single
most
impactful
piece
of
legislation
that
can
reduce
our
city's
carbon
emissions
today,
one
day
before
national
energy
efficiency
day.
I
am
truly
proud
to
sign
this
legislation
that
puts
us
on
a
path
to
carbon
neutrality
and
ensures
our
young
people
and
most
vulnerable
residents
have
a
safer
future.
A
This
ordinance
was
created
with
an
equity
lens
to
reduce
carbon
emissions,
prioritize
environmental
justice
and
create
green
jobs.
We've
established
a
new
emissions
reduction
investment
fund,
where
financing
will
be
used
for
carbon
emission
reduction
projects
that
benefit
environmental
justice
and
prioritize
indoor
air
quality,
housing,
affordability
and
economic
inclusion.
A
This
new
standard
has
significant
potential
to
create
good
jobs
in
the
energy
and
construction
industries
and
lead
to
improved
energy
performance,
indoor,
air,
air
quality
and
comfort
on
boston's
buildings.
Today,
through
the
signing
of
birdo
2.0,
we
are
making
a
major
stride
forward
towards
ensuring
the
health
of
our
residents
and
our
planet.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
janie,
and
it
is
so
amazing
to
be
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
as
my
time
as
a
city.
Councilor
comes
to
an
end
over
the
next
couple
of
months.
I'm
somewhat
wistful,
but
more
than
anything,
I'm
appreciative.
I'm
appreciative
for
the
people
in
this
room,
and
I
will
not
name
you
because
invariably,
I
will
forget
someone,
but
I'm
thinking
back
with
maybe
row
3
back
there.
B
That
was
sit
with
me
around
the
pia
monty
room
nearly
five
years
ago,
as
we
talked
about
working
to
create
a
net
zero
carbon
building
code
working
and
we
had
three
priorities
or
three
legs
of
the
stool.
We
were
going
to
do
municipal,
new
municipal
buildings,
new
20,
000
square
foot,
buildings
and
then
retrofits
and
few
thought
we
could
get
it
done.
But
from
those
early
days
we
began
building
a
coalition
that
was
rooted
in
equity.
B
That
was
rooted
on
really
setting
as
big
a
table
as
humanly
possible
and
mayor
because
of
your
leadership
chief
white
hammond
because
of
your
leadership
chief
chris
cook,
and
I
want
to
also
give
special
acknowledgement
to
our
secretary
of
labor
marty.
Walsh,
who
I
know
was
pushing
this
was
a
huge
part
of
it
and
sarah
for
secretary
walsh.
B
B
But
it
really
is
the
people
in
this
room,
so
many
individuals
who
over
community
meetings,
then
zooms
came
together
to
figure
out
how
we
could
do
this
aspirationally,
but
also
achievably,
and
that
is
the
crucial
difference,
and
I
also
wanted
to
give
special
acknowledgement
to
folks
not
only
for
our
labor
unions,
but
in
the
business
industry.
We
said
we
want
to
be
part
of
this
as
well.
The
fact
that
this
was
a
unanimous
vote
last
week
or
two
weeks
ago
is
not
a
surprise
and
is
not
by
accident.
B
That's
something
that
we
worked
really
hard
to
do
to
achieve,
to
not
only
build
and
put
forth
the
greatest
decarbonization
bill
that
I
think
any
american
city
has
done,
but
also
one
that
truly
is
looking
at
reinvesting
money.
Looking
at
building
up
equity,
looking
at
environmental
justice
communities
as
our
paramount
concern.
As
we
talk
about
this
this
fund,
as
we
talk
about
having
an
advisory
committee
that
truly
comes
from
community,
this
is
something
that
will
be
impactful
for
the
next
generation
and
generations
to
come.
B
B
C
I've
always
hoped
we
could
be-
and
I
know
is
possible
so
really
great
to
celebrate
this
really
glad
to
be
together,
looking
forward
to
seeing
all
the
folks
working
to
retrofit
our
city's
buildings,
a
lot
of
folks
who
have
not
necessarily
been
in
that
work
before
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
training
and
the
opportunities
that
this
will
create
to
be
the
world-class
city
that
we
already
are.
Thank
you.
A
A
There
is
a
long
history
in
our
country
of
criminalizing
substance
use
disorder,
and
we
want
to
be
careful
not
to
do
that.
In
this
case,
we
do
need
to
think
about
how
we
can
best
refer
people
to
treatment
and
how
we
can
make
sure
that
they
get
the
treatment
that
they
need,
and
so
I
am
intrigued
by
what
the
sheriff
has
proposed
and
I'm
certainly
open
to
hearing
more
about
how
we
use
a
public
health
approach
to
serving
the
needs
of
those
who
do
need
treatment.
A
I
am
in
conversation
with
the
sheriff,
as
well
as
d.a
rollins,
as
well
as
the
governor,
with
a
number
of
key
agencies
around
how
we
address
this
issue
locally,
as
well
as
looking
at
a
regional
approach
to
this
issue.
As
we
know,
substance
use
disorder
knows
no
boundaries
that
people
all
over.
Our
commonwealth
are
also
dealing
with
this
issue.