Massachusetts Sets Targets to Cut Greenhouse Gases - NYTimes.com

Massachusetts officials on Wednesday announced a plan to curb heat-trapping gases emitted by homes, cars and businesses in the state by 25 percent below 1990 levels over the next decade.
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In announcing the new measure, Ian A. Bowles, the state’s secretary of energy and environmental affairs, said most of the planned emissions cuts would result in net gains in jobs statewide.
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“People who have studied this find you can get your first 20-30 percent of greenhouse-gas cuts without making significant economic trade-offs,” he said.