WHEN GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed the Next Generation Roadmap bill, Massachusetts became legally required to reduce its emissions 50 percent by 2030, and be net-zero by 2050. The backbone of achieving those mandates is electrifying our transportation and building systems and powering these systems with clean electricity. But 14 percent of our state’s energy mix […]
Clare Kelly
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Climate change key to winning many elections
CLIMATE CHANGE was not just a key topic in the presidential and congressional contests earlier this month; dozens of down-ballot races across the Commonwealth were decided based on candidates’ stances on the environment. Candidates demonstrated that fighting the climate crisis, promoting clean energy, and pursuing environmental justice are winning campaign issues. Ten years ago, climate and environment were rarely mentioned by most state-level candidates. In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Cape Wind was a controversial issue—former governor Deval Patrick was its only supporter, […]