With climate change increasingly acting as a wildcard, preparing for and mitigating its effects is becoming more challenging. But according to Oliver Sellers-Garcia, Boston’s first Green New Deal director and special advisor to Mayor Wu on climate action, Boston is evolving to meet the moment. 

Sangiolo will face Yanovsky in the Nov. 5 general election, campaigning as the 11th Middlesex congressional district’s Democratic candidate.

Newton has set itself on a track to be carbon neutral by 2050. The city drafted a five-year Climate Action Plan in August with the motto, “use less, green the rest.”  The residents of Newton...