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星期一, 6月 26, 2017

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Mayor Setti Warren Awarded Top Prize for Small City at U.S. Conference of Mayors 2017 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards

Newton – At the 85th Annual USCM Meeting, Newton Mayor Setti Warren and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia received first place awards in the 2017 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards, for small and large city respectively.

Mayor Warren received the award for the Newton Community Share Solar Initiative, a groundbreaking partnership to provide solar credits to low-income households in Newton. This unique program provides modest economic benefits to over 900 low- income Newton households by sharing solar credits from the City’s solar development projects. It also reduces the City’s carbon footprint, increasing the amount of clean, renewable energy in the community.

“Mayors Setti Warren and Robert Garcia are national climate leaders, taking us into the next decade of mayoral climate leadership and demonstrating how action helps our cities and the nation,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of Mayors. “Mayors continue to be the first responders in our global climate battle, and the innovative programs underway in Newton and Long Beach will help inspire actions by other cities here in the U.S. and throughout the world.”

“Newton has made sustainability through solar energy a priority, as well as reducing inequality. This project came out of our desire to marry these two priorities in a way that is efficient, innovative, and inclusive and share the benefits of solar technology with lower income households," said Mayor Warren. "We are honored to receive this reward from Walmart and The U.S. Conference of Mayors and appreciate their ongoing support of mayors’ work to address the climate challenges before all of us.”

This award program recognizes and honors mayors for their outstanding and innovative practices that increase energy efficiency, expand renewable energy and/or reduce carbon emissions. For this achievement, Newton has been awarded $15,000 to continue working towards sustainability goals.

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