Governor Janet Mills of Maine introduced a bill to the state legislature on Tuesday that calls for the state to increase the use of renewable energy such that 80 percent of electricity consumed in the state comes from renewable sources by 2030. The bill also calls for the creation of the Maine Climate Change Council to advise the state legislature and governor on “ways to mitigate the cause of, prepare for and adapt to the consequences of climate change.”
By January 1, 2030, the bill also calls for the reduction of gross annual greenhouse gas emissions to 45 percent below the 1990 annual greenhouse gas emissions level.
