Beyond the min. 50% reduction in emissions by 2030, the climate roadmap law also: - requires Mass. to reduce emissions by at least 75% by 2040 - And, by at least 85% by 2050, with tag-along policies to get the state to net-zero emissions by then, too.
Massachusetts is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33% compared to 1990 levels by the middle of this decade and by the minimum 50% required under law by 2030, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beth Card announced Thursday as she set requirements for the next steps towards Massachusetts being a net-zero emissions state by 2050.
Massachusetts was required to reduce carbon emissions by at least 25% from the 1990 baseline by 2020 and Card said Thursday that the administration has determined that 2020 emissions were actually 31.4% below the 1990 level of 94 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents . Card and Undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions Judy Chang both acknowledged Thursday that 2020 was a unique year because the pandemic upended the economy and dramatically altered travel habits.
The reduction required between actual 2020 emissions and the 2025 requirement is equal to the emissions from 193,922 gasoline-powered cars being driven for one year, while the reduction that would be required to get from the 2025 requirement to the 2030 reduction would be equal to the emissions from more than 3.4 million gas cars being driven for one year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"The Supreme Court just made the monumental task of cleaning up our air and reducing climate-warming pollution much, much harder," Environment Massachusetts State Director Ben Hellerstein said."Bay Staters count on the EPA to protect our air and environment. Now that the Court has put a stable climate even further from reach, lawmakers in Massachusetts must seek out other ways to reduce emissions and secure a clean and healthy future.
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