WR/Cambridge - Mayor tries to shut down delegation

Nov. 2025 Delegation to Cambridge

As part of the 2025-26 budget process, I presented a proposal to the Cambridge City Council (linked above) that promised to save significant money for Cambridge taxpayers by scaling back or eliminating the Partners for Climate Protection Program (PCP), a global initiative being downloaded onto municipalities. Partway through my 5-minute speech, as I was presenting two very pertinent charts (linked below), Mayor Liggett interrupted me questioning the relevance of what I was saying. Even though I felt the charts were key to my presentation, it threw me off for a moment and had me questioning my trajectory. In retrospect, I believe it may have been a deliberate attempt to slow me down or stop my presentation entirely. I managed to persevere and finished as planned but I certainly did not appreciate the interruption.

485-million year climate change
GHG Emissions by Nation