ISE Assists Green Ribbon Commission With 80×50 Scoping Study

The City of Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission and the City of Boston are preparing to revisit the City’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by the year 2050.  The Commission has engaged the Institute to assist with scoping out the modeling and policy development needed for the updated study.  We believe this work will lead to a state-of-the-art modeling approach that links policies, economics, and emissions more thoroughly than many urban climate plans.   The project will be co-directed by Professor Cutler Cleveland of the Earth and Environment Department and ISE Director Fox-Penner with the assistance of Dr. Sanem Sergici from the Brattle Group and a team of BU faculty, post-docs, and others.