NY State Climate Bill
Although there were some wins, the 2023 legislative session closed with continued disappointing lack of legislation and funding to support this hallmark climate bill
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act was signed into law in NYS on July 18, 2019.
New York State’s Climate Act is among the most ambitious climate laws in the world and requires New York to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels. The law created a Climate Action Council(CAC) charged with developing a scoping plan of recommendations to meet these targets and place New York on a path toward carbon neutrality. 2022 saw a spring early summer season of residential participation in reviewing and adding to the Scoping Plan and winter 2023 is targetted timeframe for release and implementation of this plan.
The 2021 Legislative session failed to pass the climate justice portion of this original proposal- the CCIA.
Legislative session 2022 only passed 2 bills
THE GOVERNORS OFFICE HAS A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES ON THE CAC
Her office can vote on largely whatever they want.
Call Hochul's office at 518 474 8390 or tweet at @KathyHochul or @GovKathyHochul
or
Co Chair Basil Segos @BasiclSeggos
The CLCPA:
https://climate.ny.gov/
Climate Targets:
The CAC
The New York State Climate Action Council (Council) is a 22-member committee that prepared a Scoping Plan to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate agenda. The Council will also oversee the establishment of sector-specific advisory panels and working groups and will work in consultation with the Climate Justice Working Group and the Environmental Justice Advisory Group.
View all past meeting presentations
https://climate.ny.gov/
Climate Targets:
- 85% Reduction in GHG Emissions by 2050
- 100% Zero-emission Electricity by 2040
- 70% Renewable Energy by 2030
- 9,000 MW of Offshore Wind by 2035
- 3,000 MW of Energy Storage by 2030
- 6,000 MW of Solar by 2025
- 22 Million Tons of Carbon Reduction through Energy Efficiency and Electrification
The CAC
The New York State Climate Action Council (Council) is a 22-member committee that prepared a Scoping Plan to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate agenda. The Council will also oversee the establishment of sector-specific advisory panels and working groups and will work in consultation with the Climate Justice Working Group and the Environmental Justice Advisory Group.
View all past meeting presentations
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The NYS Green Amendment
was passed in November 2021!!!
