WHAT YOU CAN DO

Barbara Fletcher, Look Out, mixed media collage, 12 x 18 in.

At a time when life on our planet is in imminent danger, the artists of Shared Habitat Earth have made climate change the focus of their work, calling for action and social justice. We support a variety of organizations, and encourage you to get involved however you can.

Scroll down and find events, actions to take, information on “being green”, places to donate, and petitions to sign.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Yvonne Lamothe, Egrets and Ducks at the Pond Around the Corner,(detail) oil on panel, 24 x 36 in.

Net Impact Boston SDG Summit 2025

September 13

NonProfit Center
89 South Street Boston, MA 02111

9am - 1pm EDT
Tickets $15 - $25

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals, or simply, the SDGs) are 17 interconnected goals with 169 associated targets for social, environmental and economic development aimed at creating a more equitable, green, and just world. But with the 2030 deadline fast approaching, momentum has slowed. Geopolitical challenges and the underrepresentation of key voices continue to hinder progress. Still, the potential is vast: the SDGs could unlock up to $12 trillion in market opportunities and generate 380 million new jobs by 2030 (Better Business, Better World report).

Net Impact Boston is building a local community of changemakers determined to meet these challenges head-on. Now more than ever, collaborative action is essential—and this event is one way to come together, exchange ideas, and drive impact.

Join us for Net Impact Boston’s SDG Summit, a half-day gathering featuring panel discussions, networking, and an exhibition of Boston-based organizations advancing the SDGs. Explore local efforts creating global change—and find your place in the movement.

You’ll hear from professionals across government, business, nonprofit, and community sectors who are leading innovations in environmental, social, economic, and technological impact. Build meaningful connections and discover how you can contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive future.

Why Attend?
Connect with Boston-area social and environmental impact leaders
Engage with mission-driven organizations and expand your network
Discover career opportunities in sustainability and impact-focused fields
Support and learn from fellow changemakers in your community

Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe the World — and the Future

November 6

Presented by WorldBoston, the Chat & Chowder series features key authors on international affairs in an engaging setting. In addition to discussion of a featured book (usually sold at a significant discount), the program offers the opportunity for discussion among members and guests, and of course, a selection of chowders and beverages. This Chat & Chowder will be hosted in-person (from 6:00 to 7:30PM ET) and live-streamed to Zoom (from 6:15 to 7:15 PM ET only).

Foley & Lardner LLP
111 Huntington Avenue, Suite 2500
Boston, MA 02199

6 - 7:30pm EST

Join us for this installment of our popular Chat & Chowder series, featuring the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, Dr. Cass R. Sunstein. Dr. Sunstein will discuss his new book, Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe the World -- and the Future.

Chat & Chowder programs are an excellent opportunity to engage with expert speakers and to network with other globally-oriented participants in an informal environment. Each event features a presentation, an audience Q&A, dedicated time for networking, and (of course!) a selection of chowders and beverages.

Thanks to the generous support of The Lowell Institute, Chat & Chowder is now free of charge for all participants (Zoom live-streams remain free as well). We sincerely appreciate The Lowell Institute’s commitment to our mission, as well as the support of our venue, Foley & Lardner LLP.

Please consider helping sustain this work by contributing here.

This program will be streamed to Zoom from 6:15 to 7:15. To attend the program virtually, please register for the Zoom webinar here.

Wicked High Tide

November 8

Long Wharf, Boston

12:45pm EST

Join Stone Living Lab staff and partners at Long Wharf to learn about this natural phenomenon and how climate change is affecting our communities.

Wicked High Tides are back! These annual tides are 2-4 feet higher than normal and give us a window into how sea level rise will soon affect our daily lives.

Join Stone Living Lab staff and partners at Long Wharf to learn about this natural phenomenon, try out our Climate Cart activities, and learn how climate change is affecting our communities. High tide will peak at 12:45PM. Waterproof shoes and a camera are highly encouraged!

Please note that in the event of foul weather programming may be cancelled.

Take action

It all begins with you.

TELL CONGRESS TO STOP SHELLING OUT BILLIONS TO BIG OIL
Our leaders cannot claim to be serious about environmental justice and climate change if they continue to hand away taxpayer money to Big Polluters. TAKE ACTION

SAVE OUR OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION
Plastic is polluting our entire planet, from the beaches to the deepest depths of our oceans. TAKE ACTION

SAVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING!
Nearly a quarter of our country’s emissions come from fossil fuel extraction on public lands—we can’t afford to let the fossil fuel industry drill and mine even more. TAKE ACTION

FIGHT DEFORESTATION
Over ten years ago, the world’s biggest retail companies committed to ending deforestation in their supply chains by 2020, but they have failed. We must hold them accountable. TAKE ACTION

​TELL U.S. TO TERMINATE ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH A DEADLY COAL PLANT
The U.S. helped fund the Sasan coal plant in India—a project with an ash pond that burst, creating a massive flood of coal ash that led to the deaths of six people. TAKE ACTION

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEMATIC WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION.
TAKE ACTION

Learn to be green

Get involved

It all begins with you.

About 350.org
https://350.org/about/

​350.org MA
https://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/

Mass River Alliance -  Campaign for clean water in MA
https://www.massriversalliance.org/

Mass River Alliance:  What you can do
https://www.massriversalliance.org/what-can-you-do

Friends of the Earth, Initiative against US funding of fossil fuels:
https://action.foe.org/page/29399/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Website

Donate

Put your money to work fighting climate change.

Live green

It all begins with you.

• Walk, bicycle, or take public transportation instead of driving
• Don’t idle needlessly, turn your engine off whenever possible
• Carpool
• Get an energy audit through Mass Save
• Insulate your windows
• Grow wild flowers instead of keeping a lawn that has to be mowed
• Install solar panels
• Trade in a gas guzzling vehicle for a hybrid or an electric car
• Eat local, buy from local farmers
• Compost
• Grow a vegetable garden
• Stay informed and vote for the environment
• Turn your heat down (or you AC up) a few degrees
• Avoid using plastics
• Install heat pumps in place of gas furnace
• Recycle responsibly
• Preserve trees and plant new ones
• Cook with a convection oven
• Eat vegan/vegetarian instead of depleting the earth with live stock
• Support environmental organizations