Massachusetts Boosts Offshore Wind, EVs With New Climate Law

Massachusetts will expand offshore wind, boost energy efficiency codes, and lower transportation emissions under a sweeping climate package that Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed Thursday.

The new law sets a target to develop 5.6 gigawatts of offshore wind target by 2027 and mandates that all vehicles sold by 2035 must be zero-emission, among other provisions. The measures would mean more progress toward fulfilling a state law that requires greenhouse gas emissions to be cut in half by 2030.

It’s a win for environmentalists who sought to fulfill Massachusetts’s goal of net zero-emissions by 2050. It builds on climate legislation Baker ...