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• Mass. Decarbonization Roadmap radically underestimates costs

  By William Brownsberger| CommonWealth Beacon@ THE RECENT report of the Commonwealth’s Climate Chief does an important service by raising the issue of funding, calling for “an economic analysis of the investment needed to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required by the [Commonwealth’s Clean Energy and Climate Plan], including the 2050 net zero mandate, and recommendations for necessary funding mechanisms.” While climate change is an existential threat and there is no Planet B, it is possible that some aspects of our stated...

  By William Brownsberger · CommonWealth Beacon

  Dec. 10, 2023

• Lessons for Boston on school consolidation

  By Marinell Rousmaniere, Michael Jonas Verified, William Brownsberger, Chris Lisinski Verified| CommonWealth Verified Each year, EdVestors, a school improvement nonprofit in Boston, recognizes the most improving schools in BPS through its School on the Move Prize. In addition to awarding the $100,000 prize to shine a spotlight on and support what's working, we also document the practices these schools employ to achieve improved outcomes. Several years ago, we studied prior prize winners and finalists to understand if the improvements were maintained and what factors contributed to their paths of performance.

  By Marinell Rousmaniere, Michael Jonas Verified, William Brownsberger, Chris Lisinski Verified · CommonWealth

  Jun. 29, 2023

• Mass. Decarbonization Roadmap radically underestimates costs

  By William Brownsberger| CommonWealth Beacon@ THE RECENT report of the Commonwealth’s Climate Chief does an important service by raising the issue of funding, calling for “an economic analysis of the investment needed to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required by the [Commonwealth’s Clean Energy and Climate Plan], including the 2050 net zero mandate, and recommendations for necessary funding mechanisms.” While climate change is an existential threat and there is no Planet B, it is possible that some aspects of our stated...

  By William Brownsberger · CommonWealth Beacon

  Dec. 10, 2023

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