Climate Action Advisory Board

Committee Membership

Name Role Term Expires
Pam Hill Resident May 31, 2022
Warren Leon Resident May 31, 2020
John Bolduc Resident May 31, 2020
Ruthy Bennett Resident May 31, 2020
Peter Nichol Resident May 31, 2021
Jake Swenson Resident May 31, 2021
Brian Foulds Chair May 31, 2021
Courtney Eaton Resident May 31, 2021
Michael McAteer Resident May 31, 2022
Brian Crounse Resident May 31, 2021
Jane Hotchkiss Select Board Liason  

Contact

To contact the board's chair please email CAABchair@concordma.gov.

Minutes and Agendas

For the latest minutes and agendas for the Climate Action Advisory Board, please visit the Agenda Center.

Meetings

The Climate Action Advisory Board generally meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Below are the expected 2019 meeting dates. For additional information and to confirm meeting times and locations, please visit the Calendar.
  • January 16, 2019
  • March 27, 2019
  • April 23, 2019 (Tuesday)
  • May 15, 2019
  • June 19, 2019
  • July 17, 2019
  • August 21, 2019
  • September 8, 2019
  • October 16, 2019
  • November 20, 2019
  • December 18, 2019

Committee Background and Charge

The Town of Concord has ambitious goals to mitigate our impact on climate change by reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 202 and 80% by 2050. These goals were approved at the 2017 Annual Town Meeting and align Concord with the goals set in the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act and the Paris Climate Accord. Click here for additional details on Concord's sustainability and climate goals. 

The Climate Action Advisory Board (CAAB) was established to advise and provide strategic direction to the Director of Sustainability and the Town on how to meet its climate goals. The purpose, charge, and membership is intentionally broad. Addressing climate change in Concord will require both mitigation (reducing our GHG emissions) and adaptation (ensuring we are resilient to impacts due climate change).

Climate actions cut across boards, committees, departments, agencies, and community groups. Working with the Town, CAAB will seek to reduce barriers, and prioritize policies, programs, and initiatives that will advance climate action in all sectors, residential, commercial and municipal, in Concord.

The final committee charge as approved by the Select Board on June 4, 2018 can be found here.

Relevant Materials

  1. Concord Community GHG Inventory Executive Summary
  2. Concord Community GHG Inventory (Full Report & Methodology)
  3. Town of Concord Annual Sustainability Report 2018
  4. Concord Summary of Findings Final MVP Report

Sustainability Director's Updates

  1. Directors Update 2019 May 15
  2. Directors Update 2019 April 23
  3. Directors Update 2019 Mar 27
  4. Director Update 2019 Jan 16
  5. Directors Update 2018 Dec 19
  6. Directors Update 2018 Nov 28