The legislation establishes the criteria in statute that defines environmental justice populations. The bill also increases support for clean energy workforce development programs, improves access to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs for low-income communities and requires the state to increase its use of renewable resources for its electricity needs.
 
The legislation includes the following provisions.

• Sets a statewide net zero limit on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, defines environmental justice populations as those that fit into one of following criteria: not more than 65 percent of the statewide annual median household income; minorities comprise 40 per cent or more of the population; 25 percent or more of households lack English language proficiency; or minorities comprise 25 percent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 percent of the statewide annual median household income, an increase in equitable access to low-income and  underserved populations
• Additional funding for clean energy, equity workforce programs, higher energy efficiency standards for a variety of common appliances
  Increases the required total procurement of offshore wind power by an additional 2,000 megawatts
• Improves gas pipeline safety
• Increases the required minimum percentage of the state’s renewable energy via updates to the Commonwealth’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS)