Social Equity
Carbon Free Boston is working with All Aces to incorporate social equity in its work. Social equity is a central issue in GHG mitigation because disadvantaged populations spend a larger fraction of their household budget on fuel and electricity, they often have greater exposure to air pollution, environmental hazards and dangerous conditions, and they often face reduced access to basic energy services (heat, mobility, lighting, transportation). Equitable access to affordable, safe, renewable energy must be a central theme in the City’s plan to reach carbon neutrality. Social equity is important in each individual component of a climate action plan (transportation, housing, energy supply), and is a cross-cutting issue due the systemic nature of the socioeconomic forces that lead to marginalization.
Meetings
- April 11, 2018: Slide Deck | Meeting Notes | Handout
- August 1, 2018: Slide Deck | Equity Indicators | Meeting Notes
- December 18, 2018 Meeting Notes
Social Equity Advisory Group
First | Last | Affiliation |
Kalila | Barnett | Green Justice Campaign |
Amy Laura | Cahn | Conservation Law Foundation |
Dennis | Carlberg | Boston University |
David | Cash | UMass Boston |
James | Cater | Eversource |
Hong-Hahn | Chu | Commonwealth |
Cutler | Cleveland | Boston University |
Bronwyn | Cooke | City of Cambridge |
David | Corbie | City of Boston |
John | Dalzell | Boston Planning & Development Agency |
Kat | Eshel | City of Boston |
Manuel | Esquivel | Boston Planning & Development Agency |
Neenah | Estrella-Luna | Salem State University |
Matthew | Foran | National Grid |
Amanda | Formica | MA Dept. of Energy Resources / Tufts-Fletcher |
Katie | Gonzalez | Boston Properties |
Rebecca | Hatchadorian | ARUP |
John | Hite | Conservation Law Foundation |
Tony | Janetos | Boston University |
Pat | Kinney | Boston University SPH |
Joseph | LaRusso | City of Boston |
Amy | Longsworth | Boston Green Ribbon Commission |
Atyia | Martin | All Aces, Inc. |
Alex | Papali | Clean Water Action |
Kristie | Pecci | Conservation Law Foundation |
Kate | Pedersen | Boston Planning & Development Agency |
Jeannie | Ramey | Climable.org |
Nicole | Sanches | Metropolitan Area Planning Commission |
Paul | Shoemaker | Boston Public Health Commission |
Ben | Silverman | City of Boston |
Khalida | Smalls | Community Labor United |
Brad | Swing | City of Boston |
Michael | Walsh | Boston University |
Josh | Weiland | Boston Transportation Department |
Elizabeth | Weyant | Metropolitan Area Planning Commission |
Mariama | White-Hammond | Bethel AME Church / Green Justice Coalition |