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City Releases New Online Resources for Energy, Sustainability and Resiliency

Energize Newburyport and Resiliency Projects Interactive Maps
Posted on: May 8, 2023 - 8:28pm
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Coming off of Earth Month, the Newburyport Energy Advisory Committee and the Newburyport Resiliency Committee are proud to share several resources to help our community take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), as well as to understand how the city is preparing for an already changing climate.

EnergizeNewburyport is an interactive website designed to help our community–residents and businesses alike–take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and prepare for a changing climate. EnergizeNewburyport provides information, resources, and tools to assist our community on the path toward cleaner energy use.

Newburyport has been designated a Green Community by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and is committed to the goal of becoming a Net-Zero city. Ever-increasing energy costs and the continued damaging environmental impacts associated with climate change make this goal more important than ever. The purpose of EnergizeNewburyport is to work together as a community to achieve this critical goal.

Web Address: https://community.massenergize.org/NewburyportMA

Energy Advisory Committee Contact: NewburyportEAC@gmail.com

Newburyport Resiliency Projects Interactive Map provides an overview of the city’s infrastructure projects that will help protect and preserve Newburyport against the effects of climate change.This site includes a description of the projects that are in design, as well as those that have been completed.  It will be updated regularly with current status.

At the end of 2020,  the Resiliency Committee published a plan to increase community resilience related to sea level rise, storm surge, flooding and extreme weather events throughout the city.  The committee’s mission is now focused on advocating for and overseeing implementation of the plan’s recommendations. To learn more about the Newburyport Resiliency planning, see this new web page.  You also can stay connected to the committee with e-alerts.

Web Address: https://www.cityofnewburyport.com/planning-development/resiliency

Resiliency Committee Contact: resilientnewburyport@gmail.com