Category Archives: Events

Tuesday, December 6 7:30-9pm. Online. Climate change action is two-fold: mitigation, i.e. trying to prevent it by reducing and eventually eliminating the burning of fossil fuels; and adaptation, i.e. adapting to climate change to protect people, property and the environment … Read More

On Saturday, December 10, do some zero waste holiday shopping and support several of Newton’s women-owned businesses. Newton’s ThreadED: Fashion for a Future is heading up the Goods That Do Good Holiday shopping event. ThreadEd will be selling quality, donated … Read More

Tuesday, December 13 2022 at 7pm. Online. President Biden has signed the “Inflation Reduction Act”, which includes major energy and climate policy implications for consumers, our states, and the world. The webinar by Green Energy Consumers Alliance will present the overall … Read More

Tuesday, December 6 at 6pm. Online. Embodied carbon – including the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of materials – accounts for 11-23% of our global annual emissions. In spite of the staggering impact … Read More

Thursday, December 1 at 6pm. Beacon Gallery (524B Harrison Avenue, Boston). In conjunction with Nedret Andre’s contemporary art exhibition, The Air We Breathe, on view November 4-January 5, Beacon Gallery hosts a talk with the artist and activists in the field, … Read More

Monday, December 5 from 12-12:45pm. Online. Kicking off the second annual Climate Week is former National Climate Advisor and Massachusetts native, Gina McCarthy. Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman will host a fireside chat with McCarthy to discuss her view of … Read More

Wednesday, November 30 at 5:30pm. GBH Studios (1 Guest Street Boston). As the world attempts to rein in the climate crisis, some of the biggest names in philanthropy are stepping up. Jeff Bezos, Hansjörg Wyss, Laurene Powell Jobs and others … Read More

On Thursday, November 17, Nathan Phillips, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University, and Dr. Dorie Seavey, a Boston-based applied research economist, spoke about the work of organizations and individuals who are dedicated to finding and … Read More