Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (2019)

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) is among the nation’s most aggressive climate and environmental justice laws. The CLCPA, commonly referred to as NY’s landmark climate law, was passed after years of campaigning by NY Renews. The CLCPA commits to 100% zero-emission electricity by 2040, sets legally binding emissions-reduction standards to get New York completely off fossil fuels by 2050, and mandates that 40% of state climate and energy funding be invested in disproportionately disadvantaged communities. Thanks to organizing, lobbying, and advocacy efforts by NY Renews and its 300+ member coalition, the CLCPA passed in 2019.

Currently, NY Renews is continuing to work on the implementation of the CLCPA to ensure that it centers equity, justice, and the priorities originally set out in the law that we passed. Efforts that have arisen from the passage of the CLCPA include regulation, litigation, and public education, as well as the replication and popularization of ideas put forth by this legislation, such as building a just transition from the ground up.