In July of 2020 the House acted on a number of measures meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by passing the House Climate Roadmap Bill to increase required greenhouse gas reductions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 75% below 1990 levels by 2040 and require net-zero emissions of greenhouse gas by 2050. I co-sponsored adopted amendments to House Climate Roadmap Bill to: 

 • More than double the amount of offshore wind power the state must purchase (to 3,600 Megawatts)

• Increase the Renewable Portfolio Standard to require 40% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. 

• Enhance energy efficiency standards to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 271,000 metric tons, the equivalent of taking 57,000 cars off the road. 

• Defined Environmental Justice community in state law to better protect black and brown communities, lower-income communities, and immigrant communities from harmful development projects.

I am an active co-sponsor on the Rep. Decker and Rep. Garballey bill H. 2836, the 100% Renewable Energy Act, to transition Massachusetts to 100% renewable electric power by 2035 and 100% renewable energy sources for heating and transportation by 2045, and will continue to work towards implementing economy wide carbon pricing on fossil fuels in amounts that are sufficient to foster the elimination of fossil fuel use from all economic sectors while ensuring that low- and moderate-income families are protected. Additionally, I will work to amend the authorizing legislation for the state building code to allow each city or town to withhold building permits from new buildings (and significant renovations of existing buildings) if those buildings include new natural gas or fuel oil infrastructure for heat, hot water, or certain other purposes. I co-sponsored the Offshore Wind and Clean Energy bill in March 2022 to further enable the state to reach its goal of net-zero emissions.