Skip to main content Link Expand (external link) Document Search Copy Copied agora MA-Climate-Plan-18-May-2021 Secretrary Kathleen Theoharides State Goal to achieve net zero by 2050 transportation electiriction consumption non-energy net carbon flux net zero emissions buildings MassDEP GHG Inventory Transportation 80x50 gross MA Historical and Hypothetical Future GHC Emissions S.9 An act creating an NG Roadmap for MA Climate Policy GWSA Updates Offshore Wind EE Building Code Environmental Justice We slipped last year from #1 to #2 for energy efficiency in the US didn’t have updated standards for energy efficient appliances Sental Bill 9: GWSA Updates 2030 no less than 50% below 1990 levels 2040 no less than 75% below 1990 levels 2050 net zero S. 9: Offshore Wind authorizes MA to procure an dditional 2400 MW of offshore wind power would bring our total required authorization to 4000 MW by 2027 we got federal permitting approval utilities recently issued issued 3rd offshore wind RfP vineyard wind cleared for construction S.9 Building Code municipal opt-in code for cities and town must be available for opt-in by Nov 2022 DOER must hold at least 5 public hearings Timeframe Stakeholer engagement initiating summer 2021 draft proposal, public comment and public hearings fall 2021 target for final promulgation spring 2022 available for muni opt-in by mid to late 2022 S.9 Energy Efficiency 15 new products to MA standards minimum performance standards goes into effect Jan 2022 better alignment of energy efficiency standards with emissions reduction goals S.9 Environmental Justice defines environmental justice and burdens, including climatae change as an environmental burden expands Mass environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review to require an env impact report for aall projectects that impact air quality w/in 1 mile of an env justic neighborhood requires the Dept of Env Protiection to conduct stakeholder process to develop a cumulative impact analysis as a condition for permitting certain projects entire pollution burden over time, not just current/immediate project under review 2050 Decarbonaziation Roadmap examined 8 economy-wide decarbonization scenarios thru 2050 provies technologies, implentation options and overall cost summary report + 6 technical reports, each detailing analysis and detailed conclsuions by section Top-Level finddsings it IS achievable if we are smart about our approach and strategies leveral existing lifecycle replacmenet schedules can do so affordably maintain a thriving economy ensure we bring everyone along, especially most vulnerable residents More Key Findings balanced clean energy portfoliio anchored by a signifcant offshore wind resource more interstation transmission to allow us to access renewable gneration ion other states and in Canad widespred electriciation of transportaiton and building heat reduce cost by replacing energy infrastructure at end of service life 2030 Clean Energy and Climate Plan long term 2050 goals needs to inform our shorter term goals for 2030 good planning for lifecycle, foster innovation bring down costs this is the decade for action retrofit over a million homes 15% reduction in miles traveled increase EV’s by 750k S.9 Next Steps develop and finalize the climate and clean energy plan include 2025 and 2030 intermediate goals figure out increasing carbon storage (forest mgmt) benefits to env justice communities? additional year of planning more opportunities for engagement w/ stakeholders and public commision on clean heat begins next month how to decarbonize heating sector First-in-the-nation commission on Clean Heat wide range of impacted parties and experts will provide recommendatiosn to governaor aroudn the futture of clean heat 2021: long-term declining caps on heating fule emissions (gas, oil, propane) to be established in regulations by MassDEP in 2022 2022: commission to focus on devleoping supprting policies to transition towards clean heat and meet the cap commission will be convened in May/June, supported by inter-agency task foce Vehicle Electrification MOR-EV program expanded rebate eligibility to incluce commerical and non-profit fleets to maintain deman expaned MOR-EV to ibnclue truckes, medium, and heavy duty vehicles additional incentives avaiabile for vehicles in EJ communites Fleet Advisory Program will provide tech assistance to fleet managers to plan and produce medium and eavy electric vehicle fleets Transproration and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) will reduce transportation emissions by 26% and provide over $160 million annually to invest in clean transportation Climate Adaptation municipal vulnerability preparedness (MVP) program 89 percent of communities enrolled $44 million awarded to date RMAT Climaate Resilience Design Standards Tool help assess climate change risk of planned projects provies recommenations to make the designs more resilient Questions carbon sequestration: wasn’t previously been tracked on by various groups and legislative commissions going forward: create an inventory track carbon credits determine practices for sustainable mgmt technologies for carbon capture? not yet economically viable but federal investment is increasing, may be opportunities in the future incentives for individuals or companies to move to clean energy