Client: City of Cambridge
Authors: Bryndis Woods and Liz Stanton, PhD
December 2021
Together with DNV GL and Sorensen Partners, AEC led the City of Cambridge's stakeholder engagement process to provide equity input on the City's 2021 update to its 2015 Net Zero Action Plan.
The Net Zero Task Force held five public, remote meetings between November 2020 and June 2021.
AEC provided equity guidance and input throughout the process as the Task Force worked to propose and evaluate adjustments to the Net Zero Action Plan.
Meeting 1, November 2020:
AEC presented on its Climate and Social Equity Framework and baseline equity considerations for the City of Cambridge.Meeting 2, December 2020:
AEC provided guidance regarding the potential co-benefits of Net Zero Actions, including equity co-benefits.Meeting 3, January 2021:
AEC answered stakeholders’ questions regarding equity.Meeting 4, April 2021:
AEC presented on the equity implications of the proposed Net Zero Action Plan adjustments, including equitable action design and implementation.Meeting 5, May 2021:
AEC presented on the “equity rating” assigned to each proposed Net Zero Action—equity ratings indicate whether each Action, as it currently stands, is likely to have equity impacts that are positive, neutral, or need to be addressed with additional action (“flagged”).
In January 2022, the City of Cambridge received City Council approval on its final Net Zero Action Plan.
Link to Final Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan