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Climate Leadership Community Protection Act (CLCPA) Response

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law in 2019 as one of the most ambitious climate laws in the world. The law created the Climate Action Council (the Council), which is tasked with developing a Draft Scoping Plan that serves as an initial framework for how the State will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero emissions, increase renewable energy usage, and ensure climate justice. On December 20th, the Council voted to release the Draft Scoping Plan for public comment. January 1, 2022 marked the beginning of a comment period to receive feedback from the public as the Council works to develop and release a final scoping plan by the end of 2022. Public comments will only be accepted through June 10, 2022.

“The Greene County Legislature supports prudent action on energy efficiency. However, the mandates outlined by the Climate Action Council take us down a narrow, expensive and risky path, centered on limiting homeowner choice, preventing research and innovation and electrifying everything.”

– Patrick S. Linger, Chair

 

The Greene County Legislature identifies significant prohibitions in the NYS Draft Scoping Plan “mandates over a hundred (if not several hundred) different measures affecting all aspects of our daily lives and community activities.” The following four prohibitions are responsible for the majority of the reductions:

  1. Elimination of the use of fossil fuels for land travel
  2. Elimination of the use of fossil fuels for all aspects of residential living including heating, cooking, outdoor equipment, hot water, and clothes dryer
  3. Conversion of the electric grid to all renewable and zero emission sources.
  4. Transformation of the solid waste management system

Read the Climate Report prepared for Greene, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties

Read Resolution #130-22  to Submit Comments on New York State Climate Council’s Draft Scoping Plan for New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (The “Climate Act”)

Contact Our NYS Government Officials

The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224

Contact Governor Kathy Hochul online or by phone at 518-474-8930

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
188 State Street
Legislative Office Building, Room 907
Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2585
scousins@nysenate.gov

Senator Michelle Hinchey 46th District
198 State Street
Legislative Office Building, Room 902
Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2350
hinchey@nysenate.gov

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
LOB 932
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3791
Speaker@nyassembly.gov

Assemblyman Chris Tague District 102
LOB 937
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5363
taguec@nyassembly.gov

Contact the Climate Action Council

Email the Climate Action Council at ClimateAct@dec.ny.gov or call 518-402-8448
Send mail to:
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-0001

Climate Action Council Members

Co-Chairs

  • Doreen Harris, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
  • Basil Seggos, Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation State Agencies & Authorities

State Agencies & Authorities

  • Richard Ball, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
  • Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Thomas Falcone, CEO, Long Island Power Authority
  • Hope Knight, Acting Commissioner and President & CEO-designate of Empire State Development
  • Justin Driscoll, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Power Authority
  • Roberta Reardon, Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor
  • Rory Christian, CEO and Chair, New York State Public Service Commission
  • Robert J. Rodriguez, Acting Secretary of State, New York State Department of State
  • RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner and CEO, New York State Homes and Community Renewal
  • Mary T. Bassett, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Health

Council Appointees

  • Donna L. DeCarolis, President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
  • Gavin Donohue, President and CEO, Independent Power Producers of New York
  • Dennis Elsenbeck,President, Viridi Parente
  • Rose Harvey, Senior Fellow for Parks and Open Space, Regional Plan Association
  • Bob Howarth, Professor, Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell
  • Peter Iwanowicz, Executive Director, Environmental Advocates NY
  • Anne Reynolds, Executive Director, Alliance for Clean Energy New York
  • Raya Salter, Lead Policy Organizer, NY Renews
  • Paul Shepson, Dean, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University