Sustainable Cambridge

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As our planet heats up, we all need to stay safe from extreme weather and move away from fossil fuels.  Sustainable Cambridge includes all that we do to address climate change while keeping our community welcoming, neighborly, and beautiful.
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Clean Energy Cambridge
How the City is transitioning to renewable energy and reducing emissions from buildings, transportation, and waste
Extreme Heat
How to prepare for extreme heat and keep yourself and your community safe
Get Help
How the City can help with mobility, bills, food security, housing, and during severe weather
At Home
How you can recycle, compost, keep hens or bees, conserve energy and go electric
Around Cambridge
Find a park, opportunities to volunteer, and climate-friendly transportation
Learn More
Explore maps, data, and plans to track Cambridge’s progress toward its climate goals
About Sustainable Cambridge
Sustainable Cambridge is a whole-of-city effort to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and manage our adaptation to a climate-altered environment. It involves every city department including:
Cambridge Arts
funds, promotes, and presents high-quality, community-based arts programming for the benefit of artists, residents, and visitors
Community Development
leads Cambridge’s renewable energy and flood resilience zoning, and develops land use policies and regulations that promote the City’s climate and sustainability objectives.
Housing
coordinates efforts to meet the housing needs of low, moderate, and middle-income residents through initiatives that create and preserve affordable housing.
Human Services
supports residents of all ages, especially those most at risk of harm from extreme weather.
Public Health
provides innovative services that safeguard and enhance the health of all who live, work, and study in Cambridge.
Public Schools
educates, inspires, empowers, and supports every student on their personal journey to achieve their highest potential.
Public Works
leads Cambridge’s flood resilience, urban forest, stormwater, community garden, zero waste, and energy efficiency initiatives.
Sustainability
works across city departments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensure a just energy transition, build climate resilience, and protect community and environmental health.
Transportation
leads Cambridge’s transition to fossil fuel-free modes of transportation, including walking, biking, public transit, and electric vehicles.
Water
ensures Cambridge has a safe, uninterrupted supply of high quality water.
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Office of Sustainability
617-349-4600
climate@cambridgema.gov
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