Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)的动态

On Wednesday, Governor Healey put pen to paper and signed the Mass Leads Act into law! This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Commonwealth’s clean energy transformation, and the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s goal to position Massachusetts as the climate innovation lab for the world.? The Mass Leads Act unlocks up to hundreds of millions of dollars for MassCEC to administer over ten years and includes key priorities:? ?? Establishes the new “climatetech” definition within state law and expands MassCEC’s scope to climatetech, including emissions reduction, adaptation, and resilience technologies. ?? Bond funding to support climatetech companies as they innovate, manufacture, commercialize, and deploy technologies.? ?? Bond funding to support offshore wind economic development, expanding the Commonwealth’s lead and innovation in this critical sector. ?? Funding for a new tax incentive program to help attract, retain, and grow climatetech companies in Massachusetts.? ?? Fixes to the existing offshore wind tax credit program that will make the program more accessible to offshore wind companies. The Mass Leads Act is an investment in human ingenuity and is founded on the belief that powerful change is possible when we take meaningful action. I consider this law to be the Commonwealth’s message to the world — that Massachusetts believes in the potential of innovation to solve our toughest challenges. This accomplishment would not have been possible without the visionary leadership of Governor Healey, Lt. Governor Driscoll, Secretary Yvonne Hao, Secretary Rebecca L Tepper, and Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer. Many thanks to the advocacy of our ecosystem partners from Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM), Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, ACT | The Alliance for Climate Transition, Activate Boston, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 103 (IBEW 103), and Climate Jobs Massachusetts.?? A huge thanks to Speaker Ron Mariano, Senate President Karen Spilka, Chair Aaron Michlewitz, Chair Michael Rodrigues, Chair Jerry Parisella, and Chair Barry Finegold for ensuring this important bill included priorities for MassCEC, climate-critical workers, and growing companies. And, as always, thanks to the AMAZING team at MassCEC. With the Mass Leads Act now law, we are well positioned to reach our goal of making Massachusetts?the global hub for climatetech innovation! Read more from the Office of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey ??