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Boston's GHG Emissions
The 2007 Executive Order on Climate Action requires the City to report annually on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the 2013 Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance requires the City to report annually on municipal buidling energy use.
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Mayor Walsh Releases Climate Action Plan
Mayor Walsh released the Greenovate Boston 2014 Climate Action Plan Update, celebrating the City’s progress towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, and preparing for the impacts of climate change. Since 2005, community-wide GHG emissions have decreased by 17%, and the City of Boston has made significant progress preparing for climate change.Explore plan.greenovateboston.org »
Greenovate Boston 2014 CAP Update (Summary) »
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Municipal Energy Data Disclosure
The Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance requires the City of Boston to annually disclose the energy and water use of municipal facilities. The preliminary data available below presents data on 295 municipal facilities for calendar year 2012. The report includes total energy use, total greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, energy use per square foot, GHGs per square foot, and total water use. Some of the data may be incomplete, and all figures should be considered tentative.
The City is in the process of implementing an Enterprise Energy Management System (EEMS), which will systematize energy and water data collection for all municipal facilities. When installation of the EEMS is complete later in 2013, the City will issue a revised report. The final report will also include Energy Star scores for all eligible facilities.2012 Municipal Disclosure Data »
Learn More about the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance »