CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)–Final week Governor Baker vetoed a local weather and emissions discount invoice that might have required the state to grow to be carbon impartial by 20-50.
Many supporters and legislators have been disenchanted, however the plan has been resubmitted and legislators might vote for an override if Baker vetoes it once more.
On Friday, State Senator Eric Lesser held a digital dialog to debate the invoice, outlining what’s in it and the way it will profit residents of Massachusetts.
This was one among his “Lunchtime Livestream” sequence of interviews he has been holding on-line to maintain state residents up to date on points that impression the Commonwealth.
His visitor was Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM), a supporter of the environmental invoice.
Advocates of the invoice say that along with lowering carbon emissions and different kinds of air pollution, it is going to create new enterprise alternatives that may help the rising sustainable power business. The bipartisan laws took months to craft.
Governor Baker helps the 20-50 web zero objective, however expressed concern about prices, resiliency plans for environmental impression due excessive climate occasions, and a discount in house constructing due to extra stingent constructing codes, amongst different points.
You possibly can watch the Lunchtime Livestream on climate action and policy here.
