The City of Somerville is announcing the rollout of the Somerville GreenTech program. To meet Mayor Joe Curtatone's ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, we recognize that municipalities and industry must work together on the development and adoption of green technology. In October 2014, the City issued a Request for Information (RFI) on green tech companies' needs and goals for partnering with the City. We learned a lot from the RFI responses, and we are excited to announce the first two components of the Somerville GreenTech program will be green tech pilot projects and events for green tech companies. Read more here.
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"Help us lead the way in becoming a sustainable city."
"Somerville is a city where we put our creative energy to work. Every day, members of our community are developing innovative ways to solve urgent environmental problems. As a City, we see that collaboration with emerging green technology companies will help us lead the way in becoming a sustainable city. Fostering the development and use of green technology in our community will sustain our environment and economy, and it will help us reach our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050."
—Joseph A. Curtatone
Mayor, City of Somerville, MA
The City of Somerville & Massachusetts Clean Energy Center present
Municipal and Green Technology Collaboration
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This discussion and networking event took place on June 23, 2015 at the offices of SmartBear in Assembly Square, Somerville. Participants from Massachusetts municipalities, local green tech companies, and industry stakeholders, came together to discuss clean tech solutions to municipal problems and how to bridge the gap in municipal adoption of innovative green technologies. Participants were joined by Mayor Joe Curtatone, MassCEC CEO Alicia Barton, and SmartBear CEO Doug McNary.