While Gov. Charlie Baker portrayed Massachusetts as âa national leaderâ on climate during his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday, Baker and the Legislature remain at odds over how the state should reach its emissions-reduction goals.
Baker vetoed a climate bill this month, but lawmakers appear unconvinced by the rebuke. The House and Senate plan to vote Thursday on the unchanged bill, which maps a plan for Massachusetts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Baker declared his support for that goal last January. But, in a letter detailing his veto, he claimed that the Legislatureâs more aggressive interim reduction goals were too costly and that a new opt-in building code could hurt housing production.
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Over the 12 years that Robert DeLeo spent leading the Massachusetts House, he solidified his reputation as “a friend to the Berkshires” among lawmakers from the state’s westernmost county.