Green New Deal Data Dashboard

Buildings account for approximately 70 percent of Boston’s greenhouse gas emissions. 85 percent of our current square footage will still exist in 2050, building decarbonization is crucial to achieving net-zero emissions. 

Public transportation, cycling, and walking are core to Boston’s zero-carbon transportation future. We must also rapidly transition away from cars, trucks, and buses that rely on fossil fuel energy sources. 

Clean energy procurement and generation are essential to fully decarbonize our buildings, vehicles, and public transit.

Expanding our urban tree canopy, building up our green stormwater infrastructure, and constructing a more resilient coastline will help secure a sustainable future for Boston.

The City of Boston’s investments in decarbonization and resilience will require a green and diverse workforce with the skills required to reduce emissions in our buildings, transit, and agriculture systems. Our local partnerships and initiatives are improving access to City procurement opportunities and green job training programs.

*Upon the completion of the Green New Deal Workforce Needs Assessment, workforce metrics will be added below. 

To accomplish our climate and equity goals, the City is actively pursuing federal funding opportunities as they become available—including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The GND Federal Funding Dashboard shares what opportunities the City of Boston has been awarded, is actively applying for, is pending an award decision, and is waiting to hear more information about to determine eligibility. A preview of the GND Federal Funding Dashboard can be found below:

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The GND Federal Funding Dashboard demonstrates the potential impact that each federal funding opportunity has on our five GND Dashboard priority areas and tracks what we have applied to, and won, so far. Each tab of the GND Federal Funding Dashboard shows the following information:

• Awarded: Federal funding opportunities the City of Boston applied for as the lead applicant and subsequently received.
• Pending & Upcoming: Federal funding opportunities the City of Boston has applied for and is awaiting a response from the relevant federal agency, is considering applying to, is actively working on an application for, or is waiting for additional details. 
• Indirect Funding: The City of Boston is collaborating with community or state partners to pursue federal funding opportunities. These partnerships, where the City contributes to the application or supports its submission, aim to benefit Boston and its residents. Successful applications could result in funding subawards for the City.