Clean Energy Calendar

In this virtual teach-in we address how the Clean Air Initiative can ensure the CLCPA’s environmental justice and greenhouse gas reduction goals are backed by enforceable regulations with mandatory emission limits on New York’s top-emitting sectors, buildings and transportation. We walk you through how to use New York’s official public comment tool to weigh in on the recently proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, which requires corporate polluters to tell us what they are dumping into our air (really important as EPA has signaled that it will end this requirement at the federal level) Speakers: Julie Tighe, President NYLCV & NYLCVEF Eric Walker, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice Moderated by Betta Broad, Campaign Director, New Yorkers for Clean Power & Association for Energy Affordability We dive into: The latest with NY’s cap-and-invest program, now called the Clean Air Initiative and why it’s our best path to regulate and phase out emissions from buildings and transportation. The health and economic benefits of cap-and-invest + the $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund How to show up for upcoming public hearings, submit comments, and help push for the reporting rule that would mandate fossil fuel providers to report their GHG impacts, and call for the full release of regulations to actually cap GHG and copollutant emissions.

Too many New Yorkers cannot afford their utility and heating bills, and the problem is only getting worse. This briefing will lay out the problem, identify some of the root causes, and highlight key policy solutions that will help lower energy costs now and into the future. Laurie Wheelock – Executive Director, Public Utility Law Project (PULP) Annie Carforo – Climate Justice Campaigns Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice Allison Considine – Senior Campaign & Communications Manager, Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) Visit our Teach In Archive for more: https://nyforcleanpower.org/teach-in-archive/

New York has set an ambitious climate plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but false solutions threaten to derail progress. In this teach-in, we will examine three problematic solutions: so-called “renewable natural gas,” hydrogen…

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the NYS Chapters Coalition hosted an engaging panel discussion on the growing issue of climate anxiety and how it affects people across different age groups and professions. The event featured expert insights…