https:/ / itha c a vo ic e .c o m/ 2019/ 03/ wha t-do e s-the - g re e n-ne w-d e a l-me a n-a t-a -lo c a l-le ve l/ Gre e n Ne w De a l(s) A ve ry q uic k o ve rvie w Pre se nta tio n to E MC Ma rc h 12, 2019 Guille rmo Me tz E ne rg y T e a m L e a de r Co rne ll Co o pe ra tive E xte nsio n-T o mpkins Co unty
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l Co ng re sswo ma n Ale xa ndria Oc a sio -Co rte z a nd Se na to r E d Ma rke y, a lo ng with do ze ns o f c o -spo nso rs Simulta ne o usly a ims to fight ine quity a nd tac kle c limate c hange
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l T he ve ry first "whe re a s": "human ac tivity is the dominant c ause of obse r ve d c limate c hange ove r the past c e ntur y"
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l I t do e s no t c o nta in po lic y de ta ils o r a dvo c a te fo r spe c ific wa ys o f re duc ing g re e nho use g a s e missio ns But with a b ro a d b rush it aims to make the US c ar bon- ne utr al – ne t ze r o c ar bon e missions – in 10 ye ar s
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l Ca lls fo r: a guar ante e d job with fair pay, family and me dic al le ave , paid vac ations and r e tir e me nt se c ur ity unive r sal high- quality he althc ar e fr e e highe r e duc ation a c c e ss to affor dable , safe and ade quate housing str onge r labor , wor kplac e he alth and safe ty, anti- disc r imination, and wage and hour standar ds the c le an- up of hazar dous waste site s a c c e ss to c le an wate r and air , he alth and affor dable food, and natur e
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l
2019 De mo c ra ts' (F e de ra l) Gre e n Ne w De a l Ho use Se le c t Co mmitte e o n a Gre e n Ne w De a l wa s fo rme d la te 2018, with pla ns to re le a se so me thing in e a rly 2019, a nd dr aft le gislation for imple me ntation within 90 days
2019 Go v. Cuo mo 's Gre e n Ne w De a l Ne w Yo rk’ s Gre e n Ne w De a l (Cuo mo pro po sa l) inc lude s: 100% c le an powe r by 2040 — the mo st a g g re ssive g o a l o f a ny sta te in the c o untry quadr e wind c o mmitme nt to 9,000 me g a wa tts b y upling Ne w Yor k’s offshor 2035 doubling distr de plo yme nt to 6,000 me g a wa tts b y 2025 ibute d solar de live r ing c limate justic e to unde rse rve d c o mmunitie s e xpa nding the Bottle Bill (5¢ de po sit o n b o ttle s) to inc lude mo st no na lc o ho lic drinks banning plastic bags
2019 Go v. Cuo mo 's Gre e n Ne w De a l Se ts le g isla tive ta rg e ts fo r the use o f r e ne wable e ne r gy (50 pe r c e nt of gy state wide by 2030) a nd c ar e ne r bon e limination (100 pe r c e nt fossil fue l fr e e by 2050)
2019 Go v. Cuo mo 's Gre e n Ne w De a l Dire c ts a ny tra nsitio n pro je c t g e tting sta te funding to pay a pr e vailing wage a nd dire c ts 40 pe rc e nt o f wha te ve r sta te inve stme nt g o e s to wa rds c lima te mitig a tio n e ffo rts to go to low- inc ome c ommunitie s and c ommunitie s most e ate ne d by c limate c hange . thr
2019 Go v. Cuo mo 's Gre e n Ne w De a l I n Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State addr e ss , he a nno unc e d pla ns to se t age , b o th o f whic h ha ve no w tar ge ts for e ne r gy e ffic ie nc y and e ne r gy stor b e e n a ppro ve d b y the DPS to r e utilitie s to c o me up with pla ns fo r e quir ho w the y’ re g o ing to c o ntrib ute NYSE G (a nd o the rs) c urre ntly wo rking o n tho se pro po sa ls; no t like ly to g o into e ffe c t until la te 2019 o r 2020
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t NYS pro po se d le g isla tio n Ha s pa sse d sta te Asse mb ly pa st 3 ye a rs (2019 ve rsio n in Se na te : S2992, in Asse mb ly: A3876) (Sta te Se na te is no w De mo c ra tic -“c o ntro lle d”) Curre ntly in Se na te E nviro nme nta l Co nse rva tio n Co mmitte e (ne xt ste p = to Se na te a nd Asse mb ly)
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t "I t sha ll ... b e a g o a l o f the sta te o f Ne w Yo rk to r e duc e gr e e nhouse gas e missions fr om all anthr opoge nic sour c e s 100% 2050 , with a n inc re me nta l ta rg e t o f at le ast a ove r 1990 le ve ls by the ye ar 2030 , in line with 50 pe r c e nt r e duc tion in c limate pollution by the ye ar USGCRP a nd I PCC pro je c tio ns o f wha t is ne c e ssa ry to a vo id the mo st se ve re impa c ts o f c lima te c ha ng e "
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t Re q uire s the De pa rtme nt o f E nviro nme nta l Co nse rva tio n (DE C) to e sta b lish: gr e me nts ; e e nhouse gas r e por ting r e quir state wide gr e e nhouse gas e missions limits ; a sc oping plan , de ve lo pe d in c o nsulta tio n with the Co unc il, the E nviro nme nta l Justic e Adviso ry Gro up, the Disa dva nta g e d Co mmunitie s Wo rking Gro up a nd o the r sta ke ho lde rs, outlining DE C's r e c omme ndations e e nhouse gas e missions limits ; for attaining the state wide gr r e duc tions ; e gulations to ac hie ve state wide gr e e nhouse gas e missions r a r t , no t le ss tha n e ve ry fo ur ye a rs, inc luding r e por e c omme ndations e s ; r e gar ding the imple me ntation of gr e e nhouse gas r e duc tion me asur a r e por t on bar r ie r s to, and oppor tunitie s for , c ommunity owne r ship of vic e s and c ommoditie s in disadvantage d c ommunitie s , inc luding se r distrib ute d re ne wa b le e ne rg y g e ne ra tio n; e ne rg y e ffic ie nc y a nd we a the riza tio n inve stme nts; a nd, ze ro e missio n a nd lo w-e missio n tra nspo rta tio n o ptio ns; a nd, take ac tions to pr omote adaptation and r e silie nc e
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t E sta b lishe s the "Ne w Yor k State Climate Ac tion Counc il" c o nsisting o f 25 me mb e rs inc luding sta te a g e nc ie s a nd individua ls with e xpe rtise in e nviro nme nta l issue s, e nviro nme nta l justic e , la b o r, a nd re g ula te d industrie s
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t E sta b lishe s a Climate Change Wor oup c o nsisting o f re pre se nta tive s king Gr fro m e nviro nme nta l justic e c o mmunitie s, DE C, a nd the De pa rtme nts o f He a lth a nd L a b o r
Clima te a nd Co mmunity Pro te c tio n Ac t " Climate c hange e spe c ially he ighte ns the vulne r ability of disadvantage d c ommunitie s, whic h be ar e nvir onme ntal and soc ioe c onomic bur de ns as we ll as le gac ie s of r ac ial and e thnic disc r imination. " Ac tions unde rta ke n b y Ne w Yo rk sta te to mitig a te g re e nho use g a s e missio ns should pr ior itize the safe ty and he alth of disadvantage d c ommunitie s, c ontr ol pote ntial r e gr e ssive impac ts of futur e c limate c hange mitigation and adaptation polic ie s on the se c ommunitie s, and pr ior itize the e as ." alloc ation of public inve stme nts in the se ar
Ca rb o n T a x pla ns "We ha ve do ne e xte nsive po lling o n c a rb o n ta x. I t a ll suc ks." Jo hn Po de sta, Hillary Clinto n's c ampaig n c hairman, wro te to ano the r advise r in a me mo rab le January 2015 e mail fro m the Wikile aks stash.
E ne rg y I nno va tio n a nd Ca rb o n Divide nd Ac t Bipa rtisa n fe de ra l pro po sa l “ a me nds the Inte rna l Re ve nue Co de to impose a fe e on the c a r bon c onte nt of fue ls , inc luding c rude o il, na tura l g a s, c o a l, o r a ny o the r pro duc t de rive d fro m tho se fue ls tha t will b e use d so a s to e mit g re e nho use g a se s into the a tmo sphe re .” “fe e is impose d on the pr s o f the fue ls a nd is e q ua l to the oduc e r s or impor te r a te . T he ra te g r e e nhouse g a s c onte nt of the fue l multiplie d by the c a r bon fe e r b e g ins a t $15 in 2019, inc re a se s b y $10 e a c h ye a r, a nd is sub je c t to furthe r a djustme nts b a se d o n the pro g re ss in me e ting spe c ifie d e missio ns re duc tio n ta rg e ts. T he b ill a lso impo se s a spe c ifie d fe e o n fluo rina te d g re e nho use g a se s.” “b ill inc lude s: e xe mptions fo r fue ls use d fo r a g ric ultura l o r no ne mitting purpo se s, r e ba te s fo r fa c ilitie s tha t c a pture a nd se q ue ste r c a rb o n d io xid e , a nd bor ovisions tha t re q uire c e rta in fe e s o r re fund s fo r c a rb o n-inte nsive de r a djustme nt pr pro d uc ts tha t a re e xpo rte d o r impo rte d .” T he fe e s must b e de po site d into a Ca rb o n Divide nd T rust F und a nd use d fo r a tive e xpe nse s a nd divide nd pa yme nts to U.S. c itize ns o r la wful re side nts. a dministr T he b ill a lso a me nds the Cle a n Air Ac t to suspe nd c e r ta in r e g ula tions tha t limit e e nhouse g a s e missions . g r
E ne rg y I nno va tio n a nd Ca rb o n Divide nd Ac t Citize n’ s Clima te L o b b y Marc h 19, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Quake r Me e ting Ho use , 120 T hird Stre e t
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