Background Documents

City of Boston

• Mayor Menino Executive Order Requiring 80×50 GHG Reduction (2007)
• Sparking Boston’s Climate Revolution (2010)
• 2011 Climate Action Plan Update
• 2014 Climate Action Plan Update
• Metro Boston Climate Preparedness Commitment (2015)
• Climate Ready Boston (2016)
• Mayor Walsh State of City speech (2017)
• Boston’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 

Other City Reports of Note

New York City 80×50 | New York City 1.5° | San Francisco  | Portland | Copenhagen | Mexico City | Toronto

Key Organizations

Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance | C40 | Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy |
Climate Mayors | U.S. Conference of Mayors | Under 2° | Local Governments for Sustainability |

GHG Inventories and Accounting

• Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories
• IPCC Inventory Guidelines
• EPA Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks