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Baker sends climate change bill back to Legislature, asking for changes and âcommon groundâ
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Governor Charlie Baker favors a goal of cutting emissions by 45 percent by 2030.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Governor Charlie Baker on Sunday returned to the Legislature a sweeping climate change bill he had previously vetoed, this time asking lawmakers to consider scaling back some of the core features aimed at drastically reducing carbon emissions by 2050.
Bakerâs decision to return the legislation with amendments was expected after lawmakers, in a show of defiance, overwhelmingly approved an identical version of the bill that had died on Bakerâs desk early last month. But on Sunday, legislative leaders expressed willingness to consider and potentially incorporate some of Bakerâs proposals.
Massachusetts lawmakers quickly approve climate change bill boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In defiance of Governor Baker, the Legislature returns climate bill he vetoed
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated January 28, 2021, 6:10 p.m.
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A protester at the Youth Climate Strike in the Massachusetts State House in 2019.Craig F. Walker/Globe staff/File 2019
In an act of legislative defiance, state lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill identical to one vetoed this month by Governor Charlie Baker that would make Massachusetts one of the nationâs leading states in addressing climate change.
The bill would require the state to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 percent below 1990 levels by the end of the decade and effectively eliminate those emissions by 2050.