From the States: Massachusetts unveils regs to cut GHG emissions

摘要

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy andrnEnvironmental Affairs has released new regulationsrnaimed at reaching the state’s aggressive greenhouse gasrnemission reduction targets through 2050.rnThe latest round of regulations, which includes arnstatewide power generation cap-and-trade programrnseparate from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiativern(RGGI), stemmed from an executive order signedrnlast year requiring the state to establish emissionrnreduction targets for 2030 and 2040 on the way tornan 80% reduction below 1990 levels by 2050.