On day two in office, in January 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey issued Executive Order 604, creating the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience and establishing the cabinet-level position “Climate Chief.” E.O. 604 also required the newly appointed Climate Chief to present the Governor with climate action recommendations within 180 days of her appointment.
The report, released by Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer in October 2023, contained 39 recommendations aimed at developing a comprehensive, unified, whole-of-government approach to advancing climate policy within the Healey-Driscoll Administration. You can read the full report here and find a full list of the recommendations by category below.
To make sure the Administration acts on these commitments and works to build an equitable clean energy future for Massachusetts, we will be monitoring progress on all recommendations and detailing actions taken to meet those goals.
Status Key:
- Completed: Action has been completed
- Incomplete: Action’s due date has passed and the action has not been completed
- In process: Work has begun, but not complete, on a specific action
- Ongoing: Activity will continue with no end date
- TBD: No action taken yet