Global warming is such a complex problem that many people feel hopeless. But the good news is that we already have plenty of technology and resources to solve the problem. What’s missing is the political leadership to make it happen.
Lose your hopelessness by joining with others to take simple, effective steps to reduce greenhouse gases and increase alternative energy production. Meet with other stakeholders in the effort to create the Boston Energy Alliance and Solar Boston. Help build coalitions to make sure green collar job training programs meet the needs of Boston’s underemployed. See your actions magnified as we persuade our political and business leaders to make the large-scale changes we can’t make as individuals.
By pooling our knowledge, time, and skills, BostonCAN supports our members and makes it easy for them to make a difference. Together we can face the biggest challenge of our generation and generations to come.
BostonCAN program priorities
· Monthly events to inform the public about climate change initiatives and facilitate pooling of time and sharing of skills.
· Home energy saving workshops and neighborhood carbon reduction groups to engage a broader constituency in the climate protection movement.
· Meeting with other advocacy groups and City of Boston officials to promote energy efficiency and climate change plans aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% of 1990 levels by 2050.
· Concerts, film showings, and other cultural events to engage popular interest in understanding the climate crisis, to show that local action is both possible and needed, and that individuals can help mitigate the effects of global warming by becoming politically involved.
Active committees
Low Carbon Living: supporting home energy conservation groups in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Groups are active now in Dorchester, Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain. For more information on Low Carbon Living, see the MCAN Low Carbon Living pages.
Green Jobs coalition: connecting climate action with job creation for Boston residents. For more on green jobs, see http://www.greenforall.org/.
350 campaign: building popular acceptance for the goal of 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as the framing principle of the international climate treaty being negotiated to succeed the Kyoto Accords - to be signed in Dec. 2009. For more on this, see http://www.350.org/4/.
Membership development: engaging new people in climate activism through house parties and public events.
Contact us!
call: 617-278-1885
email: bostonclimateaction[at]gmail.com
or write to: BCAN, PO Box 300984, Boston, MA 02130
