For months now, the House has been clear that this legislation will not alter the state’s climate goals or retreat from our commitment to clean energy. As an energy affordability bill moves through the Massachusetts legislature, the Sierra Club is opposing language hostile to the state’s climate goals, though the CommonWealth Beacon wrote that this language is not likely to remain in the final bill-. Affordability is set to be a major Democrat talking point heading into the midterm election season, while some Gallup polling indicates that climate change is fading from voters’ minds. Several Democrats have marketed green energy initiatives as keys to affordability, a point also touted by the Sierra Club. Massachusetts has set ambitious climate targets, planning to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to slash emissions by at least 50% of 1990 levels by 2030.