"IT TOOK BASICALLY all of the last legislative session and the first three months of the new one to get major climate policy signed into law, but the real work begins now that Gov. Charlie Baker has put his signature on the law.
After it took a long, winding and sometimes contentious road, the governor on Friday afternoon signed the long-discussed legislation designed to commit Massachusetts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, establish interim emissions goals between now and the middle of the century, adopt energy efficiency standards for appliances, authorize another 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind power and address needs in environmental justice communities."
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Boston Globe coverage (subscription may be required) = https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/26/science/baker-signs-climate-bill/
The legislation = https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S9
Gov Baker press release = https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-baker-signs-climate-legislation-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-protect-environmental-justice-communities
Press conference video = https://youtu.be/XAY2gmgoC2U
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