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Climate Action Committee
The Select Board's Climate Action Committee was established in May 2008. Committee responsibilities are below the list of members.
Dan Bennett | Building Commission designee Building Commissioner, Town of Brookline |
Michael Berger | Citizen-at-large designee |
David Pearlman | School Committee designee |
James Carr | Planning Board designee |
Nancy Heller | Committee Co-Chair Member of the Select Board |
David Lescohier | Citizen-at-large designee |
Alan Leviton | Climate Action Brookline designee |
Werner Lohe | Committee Co-Chair Conservation Commission designee |
Dr. Swannie Jett | Advisory Council on Public Health designee Health Commissioner, Town of Brookline |
Linda Olson Pehlke | Brookline Neighborhood Alliance designee |
Deborah Rivers | Brookline GreenSpace Alliance designee |
Kathleen Scanlon | Citizen-at-large designee |
David Gladstone | Chamber of Commerce designee |
[vacancy] | Transportation Board designee |
Don Weitzman | Advisory Committee designee Sponsored and co-authored Art. 29 (May 2008) that established Select Board's Climate Action Committee |
Climate Action Committee Responsibilities
The Selectmen's Climate Action Committee has the following responsibilities:
- Current policy adopted by Select Board: To prioritize planning to achieve zero emissions by 2050 community wide.
- To promote and implement resiliency measures to better prepare the Brookline community to adapt to climate change.
- To develop a comprehensive strategic plan that includes, but is not limited to, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable practices for home, school and businesses.
- To advance Brookline as a leader in diverse sustainable practices that contribute to environmental health and positive social impact and economic development.
- To promote greater awareness about sustainability and the need to reduce GHG emissions through citizen choices.
- To recommend and, where appropriate, implement programs that reduce the net production of GHG emissions in Brookline.
- To measure, assess and/or monitor the efforts of the Town to reduce net GHG emissions.
- To serve as liaison between the Town and the public with regard to information and programs related to reducing net production of greenhouse gases.
- To report annually to the Annual Town Meeting and to report from time to time to the Board of Selectmen, the Town Administrator, and the public.