Massachusetts is moving forward on a plan to reduce transportation emissions. On April 30, 2019, the state convened an all-day workshop at the Boston Public Library to involve the public…
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Finnish researchers show us how it’s done: the entire world, powered with renewable resources. Turns out meeting our energy needs can be done affordably (will cost less than current energy…
From Western Massachusetts, a letter of support for carbon pricing legislation at the national and state level. https://www.gazettenet.com/Clark-letter-24319796?mc_cid=b095d1cabc&mc_eid=789b4a37fa
“Will Massachusetts and Other Northeastern States Move to Aggressively Price Carbon Emissions?” (Brook J. Detterman, National Law Review): “Carbon tax proposals are proliferating, both nationally and in New England. Last year, carbon tax…
Gordon van Welie, Chief Executive Officer of IOS-New England, says that ISO supports a carbon price for the New England region. “Establishing a realistic price on carbon would…
Pay for pollution now or pay for pollution later, says Gilbert Metcalf, John DiBaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University. The recent author of Paying for Pollution:…
Brad Plumer and Blacki Migliozzi, ” How to Cut U.S. Emissions Further, Do What these Countries are Doing,” February 13, 2019 The United States is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions far…
As the new Massachusetts Legislative session gets started, climate change is getting a lot of attention. Representative Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenberg) has introduced H.2370 An Act to Promote Green Infrastructure and…
$2.5 billion. That’s the amount Boston will have to raise over the next decade to protect the city from climate change. To help cover some of those costs, Governor Baker…
