Town’s green team invites public to net-zero meeting

The Green Marblehead Committee invites the community to participate in a public meeting via Zoom to review the draft Marblehead Net Zero Roadmap on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 6 –7:30 p.m.

To register, visit mapc.ma/ marblehead-roadmap Marblehead Select Board created the Green Marblehead Committee in 2019 to develop a Climate Vision and plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions.

The committee, with input from town residents and guided by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), has set the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions community-wide by 2040 (ten years earlier than the state’s goal). Residents attending the public-visioning session voted to approve this goal in October 2020, and the Select Board adopted the Visioning Document and Net Zero by 2040 goal in December 2020.

The Green Marblehead Committee has continued meeting monthly, with the guidance of MAPC, to develop a roadmap for how to reach this goal. Incorporating public input from a workshop/listening session in 2021, as well as from surveys and questionnaires, the committee is now presenting its draft of the Marblehead Net Zero Roadmap.

The Feb. 15 public meeting is an opportunity for townspeople to learn about the Roadmap and comment on it. For more on the Green Marblehead Committee and the Marblehead Net Zero Roadmap, visit https://www.marblehead.org/ green-marblehead-committee.