Apply to Join Malden’s New Climate Action and Sustainability Commission
Have you been intrigued by Malden River Works Mission of Equitable Climate Resilence for the upgrade of the Department of Public Works and the construction of Malden’s waterfront park?
Do you want to expand Malden River Works’ mission for equitable climate resilience throughout our city?
Have you seen the film about the Climate Action Plan (CAP) produced by Urban Media Arts?
Here is an overview of the CAP by Urban Media Arts.
Residents of the City of Malden are urged to apply to join the Climate Action and Sustainability Commission to help implement the Climate Action Plan (CAP). High school students are welcomed to apply to join the commission. The deadline for applications is December 11th, 2024.
Application details are here: https://cityofmalden.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=983
The below information is from the City of Malden’s Climate Action Plan page found on the Green Malden City website.
ABOUT THE MALDEN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
In 2022, Mayor Gary Christenson announced that Malden would create its first Climate Action Plan after receiving a grant award of technical assistance from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). The Climate Action Plan will be a roadmap for the City’s response to climate change, laying out how the City can prevent damage from extreme weather, reduce its energy use, and support residents in doing the same.
Internal work on the Climate Action Plan began with a base conditions survey:
City staff and MAPC did a Greenhouse Gas Audit of Malden
They created a list of City policies and practices that impact climate.
These tools informed Malden's goals for lowering emissions and changing city policies to support climate action.
The Climate Action Plan focused on community engagement. Malden formed a resident Steering Committee to help design strategies and reach out to their Malden neighbors and community organizations.
TIMELINE FOR THE MALDEN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP)
Winter 2023: CAP process started - Malden and MAPC produced a Greenhouse Gas Audit and base conditions assessment. Malden reviewed applications and selected the resident Steering Committee. On March 6, MAPC presented a draft audit of Malden's greenhouse gas emissions to the City's Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Commission. See the Documents section below for the draft audit.
Spring and Summer 2023: Community engagement started - Committee meetings, focus groups, surveys, and Community Climate Check In event. The goal was to collect feedback from 3000 residents on how climate change impacts them and what action they wanted to see from the City.
Fall 2023: Analyzed the data - MAPC analyzed community feedback and worked with the City of Malden to draft the Climate Action Plan.
Spring 2023: First draft of the plan was available for public comment.
September 2024: Climate Action Plan Published - Malden will now begin work implementing the plan's recommendations. Here is a two page summary (English)