Greater Boston Climate Action Plan

Greater Boston Climate Action Plan Logo, Green and blue text with rising yellow sunPartners across the Metro Boston region are working together to develop a regional roadmap to rapidly drive down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, slow the impacts of climate change, and realize near-term community benefits. Benefits of reducing carbon pollution across multiple sectors include:

  • Improvements to air quality and public health
  • Increase of local, clean energy jobs
  • Reduction and stabilization of energy costs
  • Improvements to public transportation and walkability

This multi-year planning process includes three phases of work 

  1. Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) (PDF) establishes a near-term plan for action by 2030
  2. Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) covers a broader range of sectors
  3. A status Report in 2027 on progress made towards implementation

In March 2024, the lead agency, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), submitted the Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) to the EPA. The PCAP is Greater Boston’s near-term plan to address the urgent challenge of climate change by rapidly driving down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The PCAP includes: 

  • A region-wide GHG Inventory.  
  • Eleven Priority GHG Reduction Measures across the Buildings, Transportation, Electricity Generation, and Waste sectors. 
  • An analysis of benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC).