Community Carbon Reduction

Resilient Climate Solutions

CET’s Community Climate Fund (CCF) is a catalyst for colleges, universities, businesses, and individuals to champion local, high-impact carbon reduction projects, propelling us toward a just and equitable transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Support projects that build climate resilience, and that simultaneously deliver health, comfort, and cost-savings benefits to recipients.

The CCF project portfolio ranges from energy efficiency and renewable energy interventions to food waste reduction and building materials recovery.

Projects are designed to yield significant environmental and social impacts along with experiential learning opportunities for students.

At an average cost of $53 per ton CO₂ mitigated, the fund has unlocked energy efficiency and electrification projects for dozens of businesses, nonprofits, and residents across the region

At a Glance

Support roadblock remediation projects

Prioritize designated environmental justice communities, not-for-profit, and/or BIPOC-owned organizations

CCF saves nearly 5,000 therms annually and over 500 tons of lifetime CO₂

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Sample Programs

Weatherizing Small Businesses

Roadblock Removal

CET currently has support from the MA Department of Energy Resources to bring innovative approaches to small business weatherization programs.

The CCF can complement this effort by funding measures such as removal of knob-and-tube wiring and asbestos, for which there are no incentives.

Low- Medium-Income Communities

Installation of Wifi Thermostats

Peak load shaving is an emerging demand-side management tool for stabilizing the costs of energy generation and reducing reliance on dirty back-up power systems.

Wi-Fi thermostats yield immediate carbon reductions for households and will unlock significant system-wide carbon emissions reductions through peak load shaving

Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects

Revolving Loan Fund for On-Farm Energy

CET has found that a significant number of high impact projects get stymied because farms lack the upfront capital.

From Cities to Homes

Trusted by Municipalities and Homeowners Alike

They were totally willing to work around our hours, I would love to work with them again, it was really easy.

Jennifer

Clinic Alternative Medicines

PMLP has been working with CET on an ongoing initiative for over a year now and the entire CET team has always gone the extra mile to make the project a success. We have no regrets about partnering with them!

Bryan Howcroft

Peabody Municipal Light Plant

[CET’s] deep expertise and extensive experience in the sustainability space have been invaluable to our organization. Over the course of our partnership, CET has demonstrated an exceptional ability to craft innovative and impactful decarbonization strategies, helping us to achieve meaningful progress in our sustainability goals.

Ashley Wilson

Ipswich Utilities Department

CET works very hard to find the solutions that work for individual farmers, business, and folks in our community.

George Krivda

USDA

We had no idea where to start, but CET walked us through everything. It felt like having a personal guide for the whole process. When this program came to my attention, we had been wanting to make improvements for a long time, but the affordability was a problem. I said, ‘This is the greatest opportunity we will ever have.