Dear John Wassam,
As a retiree devoting most of his time to climate
activism on behalf of his children and grandchildren, I strong
oppose changes to RPS definitions to allow for biomass. My opinion would be different if it were 30
years ago and wood-burning was being looked at as a bridge toward wind, solar,
and possibly even Canadian hydropower. But, now the stakes are too high as Massachusetts and the
whole world faces the need to cap and reduce carbon emissions within the next
12 years according to the IPCC report or no more than 20 years in the NCA
report. The Baker administration and
DOER immediately must turn fully toward development of energy sources that do
not emit carbon and also to strategies for
sequestering carbon--that's the only way to a clean energy future, not biomass!
Sincerely,
Downing Cless
48 Spy Pond Lane
Arlington, MA