Posted on 04/08/2022 9:47:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
State senators unveiled a suite of concrete climate change regulations tallying more than $250 million Thursday that they consider vital for ensuring Massachusetts achieves net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, including incentives to bolster the transition to electric vehicles and all-electric building construction.
The bill calls for the creation of a $100 million Clean Energy Investment Fund to spur infrastructure developments.
There’s also a proposed $100 million Electric Vehicle Adoption Incentive Trust Fund in the bill, plus $3,500 rebates — an increase of $1,000 from the current provision — for zero-emission cars and light-duty trucks. Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft would need to comply with stricter emission-reductions rules, and the bill also requires the MBTA fleet to be fully electrified by 2040.
The heightened emphasis on electric vehicle infrastructure is accompanied with a proposed $50 million Charging Infrastructure Council Fund. New developments must also allocate at least 10% of parking spaces for electric vehicle charging.
In a pilot project embedded in the climate change bill, 10 municipalities, including Brookline, can restrict fossil fuel use in construction projects — as long as they receive local approval. Mass Save must also start limiting its funding on fossil fuel equipment.
Barrett said Bay Staters must have grit — and exude collective faith in one another — to “sustain a good life on this planet for all living things.”
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Wow! The hits just keep comin’. So glad we blew MA off in 2020. Politics aside, economic life was unsustainable there. And that was before this latest climate nonsense....
More gasoline and nat gas for us in flyover country!
Keep up the good work, Mass.
The MOST IMPORTANT issue of our epoch is digitized currency, or virtual money. And the US of A is on the verge *(within months, not years) of having this government controlled virtual money system forced upon us. The current Whtooe House occupant has put the wheels in motion to achieve this THIS YEAR.
They all deserve to freeze in the dark. And they’re well on their way.
Hey, Massachusetts has only elected 1 Democrat as Governor since 1992.
We have had some real Giants here, Republican Stars such as William Weld, Mitt Romney, Charlie Baker.
AND..... the pricks will expect EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE GRID TO PAY FOR THEIR STUPIDITY!
In da hood? This may be pretty entertaining.
Of course! Magic electricity doesn’t pollute, it comes from a plug in the wall.
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