Gov. Charlie Baker says Massachusetts will join US Climate Alliance

Source: MassLive

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday that the state will join the newly formed U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition that seeks to meet the goals set forth in the Paris climate agreement.

Baker, who had been urged to enter the alliance following President Donald Trump's Thursday decision to withdraw the United States from the global climate pact, said he is committed to working with other states on efforts to address climate change.

"Today we join the U.S. Climate Alliance to expand on our efforts while partnering with other states to combat climate change...our administration looks forward to continued, bipartisan collaboration with other states to protect the environment, grow the economy and deliver a brighter future to the next generation," he said in a statement.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, California Governor Edmund G. Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the U.S. Climate Alliance in response to news that Trump planned to pull the country out of the 2015 pact that called on countries around the world to cut and ultimately eliminate greenhouse gas pollution.

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