Cap and Improve: What NY must learn from the failures on the West Coast
Kicking off the series is the Cap and Invest Webinar co-developed with the New York City - Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA). Governor Hochul’s recent executive budget proposal will include a cap and invest model that will also fund our landmark Climate Act. Done right, a cap and invest system could be a key tool in securing climate justice in New York: money for frontline communities, paid for by polluters. Done wrong, a cap and invest system would only widen the gap between the haves and have-nots in our state. As seen in other states, such as California, market-based solutions have been shown to only widen the disparity gap and increase harm potential for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and working communities.
Watch the recording to learn the critical lessons learned from California’s cap and trade program and the political opportunities and challenges here in New York. See below for our panelist lineup: Eddie Bautista, Executive Director of NYC Environmental Justice Alliance Panelists: Amee Raval, Policy and Research Director with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network Dr. Danny Cullenward, Research Fellow with the American University’s Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy Katherine Nadeau, Deputy Director of Catskill Mountainkeeper and NY Renews Steering Committee member Parin Shah, Policy Strategist.