Sustainability

The Town of Concord has a long history of sustainability. We have ambitious climate and sustainability goals, including a 2050 goal of reducing community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% in alignment with the Paris Climate Accord and the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act.

Working with Town departments, committees, residents, partners and businesses, Concord’s Sustainability Division is responsible for developing and implementing programs, policies and initiatives to achieve the Town’s climate and sustainability goals. 

Sustainability is a team effort. Let's work together to create a sustainable Concord.

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  1. Megan Zammuto

    Deputy Town Manager
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  2. Shannon McAndrew

    Management Specialist
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Sustainability Announcements

Thoreau's Forests Confront Climate Change - Will We Still Have Forests in 50 Years? And Why We Should Care

Thoreau Forests Confront Climate Change

Sunday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM
First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road
Sponsored by the First Parish in Concord Environmental Team

Dr. William Moomaw, a lead author of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning climate report, will explore the role of forests and other ecosystems in moderating climate change in combination with new technologies and our behaviors. The threats to our forests from climate change and other stresses will be a major theme. The discussion will be moderated by Delia Kaye, Concord’s Natural Resources Director.

William Moomaw is Professor Emeritus and Founding Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center. He received his PhD at MIT in Physical Chemistry. As a member of the chemistry department at Williams College, he directed the Center for Environmental Studies. He served as a Congressional Science Fellow and worked on the legislation that banned CFCs from spray cans and on the 1976 National Forest Management Act.

Professor Moomaw was a 5-time lead author of IPCC Reports addressing the science and technological mitigation of Climate Change. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his “Outstanding Contributions to our understanding of climate change and its global impacts and to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”

To ensure adequate seating, please register through Eventbrite: https://thoreaus-trees.eventbrite.com/.

Grant Award - Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0

The Town of Concord is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program. This funding will support the MVP Planning 2.0 process, a two-year initiative designed to equitably update the Town’s climate resilience priorities.

The $100,000 award is divided into two key phases:

•    $50,000 for Planning & Engagement: Developing a community-led team and updating climate data.

•    $50,000 for a "Seed Project": A targeted, 9-to-10-month initiative designed to immediately jump-start a community-identified resilience priority.

You may view the full announcement here.