PROVIDENCE — Will Rhode Island achieve its Act on Climate goals?
It’s a key question that has lurked in the background since the law was passed in 2021. Lawmakers accelerated the Renewable Energy Standard in 2022, which requires that utility companies source 100% of electricity from renewables by 2033, but otherwise the years since have been dismal for climate action.
But lawmakers this session are ramping up scrutiny on the Act on Climate law and the state’s plans to achieve net-zero targets, and examining whether the energy affordability crisis threatens to roll back environmental programs…