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Green goals. Boston has made sustainability a
major priority for the next several decades, aiming
to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030,
80 percent by 2035 and 100 percent by 2050.
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LARGE MUNICIPALITY
Boston, Massachusetts
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The city’s first cross-laminated timber project opens the
door to multi-story, wooden net-zero structures.
As one of the nation’s largest cities, Boston also has one
of the more-extensive climate action plans. By 2030, the
Sustainability “Athens of America” hopes to make severe cuts to produc-
tion of greenhouse gases (GhGs), increase net zero status in
Awards 2022 buildings, and work toward minimizing the impact of climate
change, as the city heads toward carbon neutral status by 2050.
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