About the Project
Recommendations for Promoting a Clean Tech Economy
Roundtable Discussions and Meeting Notes
Advisory Committee
Project Team

What's the Opportunity?

Clean technologies are a rapidly growing sector of the economy.  According to the Cleantech Venture Network, interest from the full spectrum of investors in clean technologies has surged in the past two years.  Venture capital investment alone increased to $1.6 billion in 2005 representing a 35% increase over 2004.

In Massachusetts, the following areas already exist and are growing in investment, employment, research and markets: 

  • Clean energy and climate change mitigation
  • Less toxic, safer materials, processes and products
  • Biobased materials and bioprocessing
  • Material and product reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling
  • High performance green building.
To compete in the global economy, Massachusetts, a major exporter to Europe and Asia, will need to comply to new environmental regulations.  A focus on Clean Tech will help companies stay ahead of the curve in competing internationally.  It will also help companies who compete locally keep up with demand for products that are less harmful to people and the environment. 


Chemicals Policy Initiative
Clean Tech Project
Environmental Health Program
Environmental Management Systems
Sustainability Indicators and Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals Program
Sustainable Children’s Products Initiative
Toward Tomorrow

Who we are
Goals for the Next Decade
What Is Sustainable Production?
A Brief History of the Center
Chemicals Policy Initiative
Clean Tech Project
Environmental Health Program
Environmental Management Systems
Sustainability Indicators & Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals Program
Sustainable Children’s Products Initiative
Toward Tomorrow
Alternatives Assessment
Chemicals and Disease
Chemicals Policy
Clean Technologies
Health and the Environment
Lowell Center Overviews
Precautionary Principle
Sustainability Indicators and Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Lowell Center
Related Events
Meet the Team
Fellows Program