Massachusetts
Green Solutions for Responsible Business: Carbon Pricing and Collective Action
REGISTER HERE In 2019, top business leaders from across the country — including Microsoft, Levi’s, and Tesla— lobbied Capitol Hill to put a price on carbon pollution and transition to a sustainable future. These businesses represent more than 2.8 million employees...
Climate Action on the Inside: Engaging Representatives on a Green New Deal
The climate crisis is upon us, and we must act fast. As activist groups push politicians to realize the urgency of the crisis, some elected officials are already hard at work on implementing a local Green New Deal inside city...
Regional Cap and Trade: Lessons from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Western Climate Initiative
TWO LARGE CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEMS for carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) exist in the U.S. — the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) that currently covers ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states; and the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), which now includes California and the...
Legislature publishes final text of S.2564, including strong carbon pricing provision
The final language of Massachusetts Senate Bill 2564 (formerly S.2545 and S.2302), “An Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future,” provides several options to institute carbon pricing, which it calls “market-based mechanisms.” The mechanisms would cover fossil fuel use in...
Senate Passes Carbon Pricing in an Historic Step for Massachusetts
The Massachusetts State Senate made history today by passing landmark carbon pricing legislation. This is a major step towards establishing a carbon price in Massachusetts and setting the state up for a clean energy future. The bill (S.2545- An Act to...
Art Makes Its Way Into The Climate Conversation
by JULIA MARQUES, MARCH 27th, 2018 Climate change can be talked about in various contexts; scientific, political, financial and geographical, to name a few. But what about in artistic terms? What if the art world were to really embrace climate change...
Recent Cannabis Regulations Take Energy Efficiency to a Higher Level
by SAM MILTON PRINCIPAL OF CLIMATE RESOURCES GROUP Ι MARCH, 7TH, 2018 At yesterday’s public meeting at the Massachusetts State House, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) agreed to include recommendations from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in their...
Bomb-cyclone strikes again, exposing the looming threat of climate change
by MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO POLICY AND RESEARCH FELLOW MARCH, 6TH, 2018 Last Friday, Boston experienced a bomb-cyclone, resulting in the third-highest storm tide on record, at almost 15 feet. The Nor’easter struck a mere seven weeks since I wrote a piece...
What’s in the Senate Clean Energy Omnibus Bill
by TIM CRONIN, POLICY ASSOCIATE Earlier today the Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change released its final clean energy omnibus bill. The 71-page document contains over 100 sections addressing nearly every topic in clean energy. Below is a breakdown...