Policy & Advocacy Working Group

The CLF Policy and Advocacy Working Group's mission is to:
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Grow embodied carbon policy awareness and education efforts throughout our local municipalities, state, and larger region with the goal of more policies being implemented.
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Help to ensure and facilitate coordination on embodied carbon policy across MA municipalities and state agencies.
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Work on alignment of embodied carbon policy with new state climate legislation.
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Stay up to date on new policies, incentives and implementation programs across the country to provide case studies and inform new policy in MA.
Interested in learning more? Want to help advocate for embodied carbon policy? Click the link below to sign up or check the events calendar for our next meeting!

Policy and Advocacy Resources
Municipal Legislation:
City of Boston - Article 37 and Zero Net Carbon
Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan 2021
Brookline Resolution for Embodied Carbon Reduction in Concrete
BPDA/BSA Mass Timber Accelerator Grant Program
Newton Sustainability Ordinance (IN PROGRESS)
State Legislation:
Proposed DOER Net Zero Stretch Energy Code (Opt In)
MA Bill H.4182 'An Act Relative to Green Building Materials' (Buy Clean legislation) (IN PROGRESS)
Federal Legislation:
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Standard ASCE7 (IN PROGRESS)