Claire Miziolek
Username
Claire Miziolek
Proposer First Name
Claire
Proposer Email
claire.miziolek@mass.gov
Proposer Last Name
Miziolek

Boston 2021 Areas of Focus

Proposer Company/Organization
EEA
Proposer Job Title
Decarbonization Roadmap Study Manager
Proposed Session Description
So you want to decarbonize? Awesome. Us too. Constructing new buildings? Get that on-site fossil fuel combustion out of here! Make that envelope tight! Replacing a car? Hope it’s an EV! Plugging into the electric grid? Better get ready for renewables! (got any space for some solar PV panels on that roof or garage?). While efficient new construction, electric vehicles, and a clean grid are critical components to reaching net-zero emissions, we’ve done the math, and this isn’t enough to get you all the way there. In April 2020, Massachusetts established net-zero GHG emissions as the Commonwealth’s legal limit for 2050. In December 2020, Massachusetts published the Decarbonization Roadmap to 2050, a nation-leading quantitative and qualitative planning effort that will chart multiple technical and policy pathways by which Massachusetts can equitably and cost-effectively achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The 2050 Roadmap analysis will directly inform the state’s 2030 emissions limit and policy planning for 2030. This session will explore how green building professionals fit into this roadmap and policy plan, what needs to be changed to get the job done, especially for existing buildings, and why we should work together to achieve system transformation and net-zero emissions.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
The speakers for this panel are both white, but Claire is a women emerging professional and Ian is an immigrant (UK). The session topic directly addresses environmental justice issues.
Learning Objectives
Summarize what it takes to decarbonize a state in the Northeast like Massachusetts based on the data and analysis in the Massachusetts Decarbonization Roadmap to 2050
Analyze the equity challenges that must be addressed in building decarbonization strategies
Identify the challenges to retrofitting and decarbonizing existing buildings
Predict the role buildings are expected to play out to 2050, and prioritize new building practices that have emerged as critical to achieving net zero by 2050.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Additional Comments
Content will be shared from a forthcoming report which will be shared widely, but this targeted presentation will be new content/
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 1 - No prior knowledge needed.
Recommended Length
60-minute session
90-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2021

Comments about your speaker roster
We may want to adjust or add speakers to the roster as we get closer. WE have a lot of content, but if selected for a 90 minute session, would be open to adding another relevant speaker to the group.
Reviewer 1
Howard, Meg
Reviewer 2
Jones, Emily
Proposal #
157
Committee Decision
Sponsored Session

Presenters

Full Description
This session directly tackles how to mitigate GHG emissions to avoid the worst impacts of global climate change and meet the emissions reductions targets set by the IPCC for mid-century. This analysis is relevant for other Northeastern states which face similar issues of the scope of building decarbonization that will be needed.