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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As President Biden announces his blueprint for expanding the use of offshore wind (OSW) power, Massachusetts hopes to become an industry hub. Those plans will certainly be facilitated by the new federal OSW policies. On March 29, the Biden administration published a major plan to mobilize offshore wind development, particularly along the East Coast. The plan aims to construct 30,000 megawatts of OSW generation by 2030, which will create an estimated 44,000 jobs in the OSW industry. It also introduced $3 billion in federal loans for OSW projects and $230 million in investments for port upgrades ....
On March 26, 2021, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy, into law, cementing the Commonwealth's status . ....
Exploring Careers in Technology’s New Frontiers is a collaborative series developed by the Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC with content contribution from members of the Middlebury Professional Network and Middlebury students. The evidence demanding action is profound. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, as of 2018, is the highest it has been in 3 million years. Eleven percent of the world’s population is currently vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as droughts, floods, heat waves, extreme weather events and sea-level rise. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) 2018 World Employment and Social Outlook report a shift to a just and greener economy could create 24 million new jobs globally by 2030 if the right policies are put in place. The new jobs will be created by adopting sustainable practices in the energy sector, electric vehicles, and increasing energy efficiency in existing and future buildi ....
$83 Note: this table excludes ZIP codes with fewer than 40 households, where a single subsidy payment would skew the per-household calculation and Census data on household income is limited. In all, 79 percent of the MOR-EV program’s rebates (about $30 million) went to car buyers in ZIP codes where the median household income exceeds the statewide median income. By contrast, only 9 percent of the program’s subsidies ($3.2 million) went to lower-income ZIP codes, where median household income was less than 80 percent of the statewide median income. Median household income by ZIP code in Massachusetts. Some of the state’s wealthiest communities, in the transit-accessible suburbs of greater Boston, have also been the greatest beneficiaries of the state’s electric vehicle subsidy programs. ....
Youth Climate Strike protesters gather on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) The climate bill currently sitting on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk is bold and ambitious. It holds great promise for Massachusetts, as we transition to a clean energy economy that will bring cleaner air and job growth. But it also has real consequences for the entire nation. As former heads of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), we know firsthand that state policymakers across the country are networked together, and are keenly aware of others’ steps forward or backward on energy and environmental policy. When one state passes and proves a new policy solution, it redefines the realm of what might be possible in the other 49. ....