At the Vatican, Healey makes climate tech workforce pledge

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At a Vatican climate conference, Gov. Maura Healey announced that Massachusetts is partnering with a social impact investing firm to launch a climate technology workforce training fund. The Massachusetts Climate Careers Fund will offer loans to help people access training services in the green energy workforce.

People gather in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican as Pope Francis recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio, Sunday, May 5, 2024.

With ambitious mid-century emission reduction targets on the books, Massachusetts wants to electrify heating and cooling, personal vehicle travel and more, but the state will need more than 30,000 new workers who can install heat pumps, prepare residential homes to charge electric vehicles, build offshore wind farms, and more to get there. The Healey administration called the workforce need"a once-in-a-generation call to build an expanded and inclusive workforce.

 

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