NY Renews, a major statewide environmental justice coalition, issued a statement saying that tackling the climate crisis would require $10 billion in annual investments, a much higher sum than the $1 billion in revenues estimated by Hochul for her outlined carbon cap program.
Read More[NY Renews] has offered a detailed list of investments in climate jobs and infrastructure, energy affordability, assistance for fossil fuel workers, and more, adding up to $10 billion.
Read MoreRight now, across New York State, communities are advocating for the NY Renews coalition’s Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package (CJJP). The CJJP is a legislative avenue for New York to rapidly address the climate crisis, create a healthier and more equitable state, and prioritize the communities that are most impacted by climate change.
Read MorePassing the Climate, Jobs, and Justice package—with the goal of implementing New York’s Climate Act—could have transformative benefits for workers and communities across New York.
Read MoreSeveral state senators and Assembly members have thrown their support behind a package of bills pushed by the NY Renews coalition, which is backing a new $10 billion fund earmarked for climate spending and a fee on polluters.
Read MoreLawmakers and advocates suggested forming what they dubbed the "Climate and Community Protection Fund" and diverting $10 billion of state dollars to fund "just transition" programs and create union jobs that will aid in the development of renewable energy. Legislation to formally get that proposal in front of both chambers is pending, according to the group New York Renews.
Read MoreTo make sure that happens, New York Renews—a coalition of environmental, labor and community groups that pushed for passage of the 2019 Climate Act—drafted a bill called the Climate and Community Protection Fund (CCPF).
Read More“A program that caps and then ratchets down on greenhouse gas emissions, while raising money from polluters to spend on climate solutions, has a lot of promise,” said Katherine Nadeau, program director at Catskill Mountainkeeper and a steering committee member of NY Renews.
Read More[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read More[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read More[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read MoreNY Renews’s package aims to raise a total of $10 billion per year. The cap-and-invest approach does not yet have a dollar amount attached to it, since the total revenue would depend on the price of allowances the state sells at auction, which in turn would need to be set through a complex regulatory process.
Read MoreLocal environmentalists and social justice advocates are part of a statewide initiative to make sure New York’s climate law meets its deadlines. NY Renews’ Climate, Jobs and Justice Package offers lawmakers a roadmap for kickstarting a renewable economy in the state. Amber Ruther, an organizing coordinator at the Alliance for a Green Economy said the package has three main focuses.
Read MoreActivists rallied together at Thompson Park to draw connections between local and state policy, in regard to Ithaca's Green New Deal.
Read MoreEnvironmental justice advocates, elected officials and community members gathered Wednesday in Midtown Kingston for the launching of Climate, Jobs & Justice Package, a legislative roadmap intended to push New York State toward future de-carbonization.
Read MoreAdvocates and lawmakers rallied in eight cities Wednesday to unveil legislation and invest billions of dollars for the state to meet its legally required reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint under the Climate Act.
Read MoreClimate Action Week wraps up on Friday, when Climate Justice Cornell will launch its Climate, Jobs and Justice campaign at a rally in Thompson Park at 5 p.m. in support of a new bill package pushed by New York Renews, a state-wide coalition of over 300 environmental, labor, justice and community groups.
Read MoreRallies were held across New York State today — including Rochester — to celebrate the launch of the New York Renews coalition’s Climate, Jobs & Justice Package.
Read MoreThe sooner the U.S. reduces its dependence on fossil fuels and switches to a clean energy economy, the better it will be for everyone, Ulster County Executive-elect Jen Metzger told participants at a rally Wednesday afternoon in Midtown Kingston.
Read MoreThe bond act “is a beginning, not the end. We need an ongoing commitment to funding environmental justice and climate justice and climate solutions,” said Katherine Nadeau, the deputy director of Catskill Mountainkeeper. “If we don't put substantial funding into our communities, the consequences will be dire.”
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