The state is on pace to meet some of its climate goals, but not all of them
AND GPS DATA FROM THE BOAT…TO HOPEFULLY FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. WHILE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION… GOVERNOR JANET MILLS MADE PROMISES ON CLIMATE GOALS… INCLUDING INSTALLING 100-THOUSAND HEAT PUMPS.. AND HAVING A CARBON NEUTRAL MAINE BY 2045. TODAY… ENERGY LEADERS MEETING IN AUGUSTA… TO TALK ABOUT HOW FAR THEY’VE COME ON THESE GOALS. POLITICAL REPORTER JACKIE MUNDRY TAKES US THERE. 1 OF THE THINGS GOVERNOR JANET MILLS CAMPAIGNED ON WAS MEETING CLEAN ENERGY GOALS AND THE MAINE CLIMATE COUNCIL’S ANNUAL REPORT. IT SHOWS THAT SHE’S CLOSE TO SOME, BUT NOT TO ALL OF THEM. FOR EXAMPLE… MAINE IS 91 PERCENT OF THE WAY TO BEING CARBON NEUTRAL. THE GOAL IS TO HIT 100 PERCENT BY 2045. THE STATE ALSO HAS A GOAL OF HAVING 35-THOUSAND WEATHERIZED HOMES BY 2030… AND AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE JUST MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND. SOMETHING THAT PASSED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION… CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES. MAINE WAS THE ONLY STATE IN NEW ENGLAND WITHOUT ONE. “THIS NEW DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BRING MORE EXPERTISE, MORE DURABLE, LONG TERM PLANNING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, MAINE POLICYMAKERS AND, AND REALLY, THE STATE MOVE FORWARD TO MEET OUR ENERGY TARGETS, WHICH ARE MORE AFFORDABLE ENERGY, MORE RELIABLE ENERGY, AND ULTIMATELY CLEANER ENERGY.” 15;47;03;21 MILLS DID NOT MAKE HERSELF AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW AFTER SPEAKI
Maine on pace to meet some of its climate goals, but not all of them
At the annual Climate Council meeting, state energy leaders come together to talk about how far the state has come and what work still needs to be done
One of the things Gov. Janet Mills campaigned on in her reelection run was meeting clean energy goals. The Maine Climate Council’s annual report shows the state has nearly met some of those goals, but not all.For example, Maine is 91% of the way to being carbon neutral. The goal is to hit 100% by 2045. The state also has a goal of having 35,000 weatherized homes by 2030; as of right now, there are just more than 15,000. Something that passed in the last legislative session, creating a state Department of Energy Resources. Before this legislation, Maine was the only state in New England without one. “This new department is going to bring more expertise, more durable, long-term planning to help, you know, Maine policymakers and, and really, the state move forward to meet our energy targets, which are more affordable energy, more reliable energy, and ultimately cleaner energy,” said Dan Burgess, from the Department of Energy Resources.Gov. Mills spoke at the Climate Council annual meeting but did not make herself available to answer questions about the state’s climate goals.
One of the things Gov. Janet Mills campaigned on in her reelection run was meeting clean energy goals. The Maine Climate Council’s annual report shows the state has nearly met some of those goals, but not all.
For example, Maine is 91% of the way to being carbon neutral. The goal is to hit 100% by 2045.
The state also has a goal of having 35,000 weatherized homes by 2030; as of right now, there are just more than 15,000.
Something that passed in the last legislative session, creating a state Department of Energy Resources. Before this legislation, Maine was the only state in New England without one.
“This new department is going to bring more expertise, more durable, long-term planning to help, you know, Maine policymakers and, and really, the state move forward to meet our energy targets, which are more affordable energy, more reliable energy, and ultimately cleaner energy,” said Dan Burgess, from the Department of Energy Resources.
Gov. Mills spoke at the Climate Council annual meeting but did not make herself available to answer questions about the state’s climate goals.