#NYRenews

NYCC is part of the www.nyrenews.org coalition, which is pushing Governor Cuomo to enact an ambitious climate/jobs/justice agenda. We’re pushing a transformative package of legislation that would lead to 100% renewable power by 2050 in all sectors, including transportation, and over 100,000 good, new jobs funded by $6-7 billion in yearly state investment into renewable energy and energy efficiency.

We’re proposing the state require corporate polluters to pay for the pollution they’re currently dumping into our air and use the proceeds to transition fast to renewable energy. The legislation would also establish strong labor standards and ensure that disadvantaged black and LatinX communities get large, direct investments. NYCC has coorganized or led the organizing for many of the coalition’s event. In December, NYCC helped convince Attorney General Schneiderman to announce support for a corporate polluter fee (aka a “carbon tax”) at an event helping to promote this campaign. The Attorney General’s bold endorsement of making polluters pay will help assemble more pressure on Governor Cuomo to act boldly to fight against climate change and inequality. Our plan, if enacted, would catapult New York far past any other state as the nation’s leader on these issues.