A net-zero climate law
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- goal
- something people aim to achieve
- evidence
- information that helps support or question a claim
- responsibility
- a duty to care for something or answer for an action
Massachusetts enacted a climate law setting a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A goal describes something people aim to achieve. Reaching it requires plans, action, and evidence.
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Researchers at MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems tested a powerful magnet. Their work aimed to help future fusion research. A successful test was an important step, but did not mean a working commercial power plant existed.
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