BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has unveiled a series of bills aimed at dramatically reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades.
The bills released Thursday would require the MBTA to transition to an all-electric fleet by 2040 and spur efforts to supply low-cost solar electricity to low-income communities.
The bills would also give the governor and his successors the ability to choose among various market-based forms of carbon pricing to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said this week he is also committed to achieving a climate goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.