From: Niezrecki, Christopher
<Christopher_Niezrecki@uml.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 11:21 PM
To: RPS, DOER (ENE)
Subject: support H.853
Dear John Wassam,
I am writing to strongly oppose the proposed
changes to RPS Class I and RPS Class II regulations that would weaken
restrictions on the use of wood bioenergy. The university’s peer-reviewed
scientific research has shown that the climate impacts of wood bioenergy are worse than coal for decades to centuries under most
management scenarios. Massachusetts could be in a position to lead on
science-based climate policy – instead the proposed changes would increase
emissions of climate pollutants while diminishing the capacity of forests to
absorb those pollutants. I urge you to demonstrate that Massachusetts embraces
science-based policy by taking biomass out of the APS and ensuring that it is
not included in the RPS. Please support H.853, which aims to stop
subsidies for wood bioenergy in the APS.
Sincerely,
Christopher
Niezrecki, Ph.D.
Professor
and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director,
WindSTAR I/UCRC
University
of Massachusetts Lowell
E-mail:
Christopher_Niezrecki@uml.edu
Phone:
978-934-2963 (W)
Phone:
413-203-9059 (C)