Client: Gas Leak Allies
Authors: Liz Stanton, PhD, Bryndis Woods, Joshua Castigliego and Eliandro Tavares
December 2019
Prepared on behalf of Gas Leak Allies by Clinic Director and Senior Economist Liz Stanton, PhD, Researchers Bryndis Woods and Joshua Castigliego, and Assistant Researcher Eliandro Tavares, this Applied Economics Clinic policy brief demonstrates why Massachusetts cannot both continue to utilize gas for heating and meet legally mandated statewide emission reduction targets. There is a clear economic argument for focusing gas system investments on improving safety while transitioning away from gas to clean, highly efficient technologies as quickly as possible. Moving away from gas will make communities safer, save utility customers money, and meet the Commonwealth’s climate goals.