Category: Climate

New Report Positions Boston for Next Wave of Energy Solutions

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Mariella Puerto

Director of Climate

How a modest grant for one new staff member in a City Hall office set the stage for exciting progress on clean energy.

February 24, 2016 | Category: Climate

Scale Clean. Scale Smart.

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Mariella Puerto

Director of Climate

The next iteration of Barr’s Clean Energy program aims at transformation in the Northeast energy sector.

January 26, 2016 | Category: Climate

Smarter Travel. Smarter Places.

Barr’s newly-named Mobility portfolio aims to spur transformation in how people move around and how we build our communities.

January 26, 2016 | Category: Climate

The Skinny on Paris and COP21

Jenny Russell

Jenny Russell

Guest Author · Executive Director, Merck Family Fund

Among more than 200 funders attending the global climate talks (COP21) that concluded last week in Paris was Jenny Russell, executive director of the Merck Family Fund. She offered to share her key takeaways with us here.

December 18, 2015 | Category: Climate

Businesses and Investors Step Up On Climate Change

Mindy Lubber

Mindy Lubber

Guest Author · President & Founding Board Member, Ceres

Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, reports on how more business leaders are taking up the climate challenge.

December 03, 2015 | Category: Climate

A Peek into the Future of Transportation

Kristina Egan, director of Transportation for Massachusetts, shares how start-ups and legacy companies are forging a brave, new transportation future.

November 24, 2015 | Category: Climate

Striving for Transformation in our Energy Sector

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Mariella Puerto

Director of Climate

As part of Barr’s strategic planning, Mariella Puerto shares the trends informing how our Clean Energy program can best accelerate climate action in the region.

November 16, 2015 | Category: Climate

Embracing Opportunities for Smarter Travel, Smarter Places

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Mary Skelton Roberts

Former Co-Director of Climate

In this contribution to our series on strategic planning, Mary Skelton Roberts discusses key trends giving shape to Barr’s strategy to reduce transportation emissions.

November 05, 2015 | Category: Barr Planning 2015

A Transportation Plan that Began With a Question

Alice Brown

Alice Brown

Guest Author · Director of Water Transportation, Boston Harbor Now

Alice Brown, former project manager for Go Boston 2030, talks about the innovative ways the City has engaged thousands of Bostonians in a new conversation about the future of how people get around.

October 28, 2015 | Category: Climate

Dear 2015 Boston — A Dispatch From Your Future

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Mary Skelton Roberts

Former Co-Director of Climate

I’ve been given the unique opportunity to write you a letter from your future city—Boston in the year 2050, to be exact.

October 06, 2015 | Category: Climate