Mass. is on track to meet its near-term climate goals, but the hardest work lies ahead | WBUR News

"Massachusetts is legally required to zero-out planet-warming emissions by mid-century, and to get there the state must do several critical things: Replace fossil fuel-powered vehicles and home heating systems with ones that run on electricity; develop more renewable resources like wind and solar; and use nature-based solutions to sequester and store as much carbon as possible.

So how is the state doing on all of this? On Friday, the Healey administration revealed in its first annual climate report card that the state is on track for its 2025 goals.

But, when it comes to meeting the 2030 and 2050 goals, a lot more work (and funding) is needed. And success is far from a sure thing.

“Overall, this report card is an honest assessment of where Massachusetts is and where it needs to go. And it shows that there is a ton of work that needs to happen in a very short period of time,” said Jeremy McDiarmid of Advanced Energy United, a clean energy trade association group."

Continue reading the article at wbur.org ->    https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/12/01/report-card-climate-change-clean-energy-heat-pumps-ev-emissions 

You can find the MA Climate Report Card ->  https://www.mass.gov/report/massachusetts-climate-report-card

You can find the Making Sense of Climate series here (where we discuss the global report card, MA progress, and issues) ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html

Mass. is on track to meet its near-term climate goals, but the hardest work lies ahead | WBUR News