New York Approves Statewide Comprehensive Climate Strategy

New York’s Climate Action Council approved on Monday a comprehensive strategy aimed at cutting climate-warming emissions and uplifting underserved residents in the clean energy transition.

The 19-3 vote approved a draft “scoping plan” designed to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 40% in 2030 and by 85% in 2050, compared to 1990 levels. It’s the culmination of a process first initiated by the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) passage in 2019.

Next year, state agencies will be tasked with putting together regulations to fulfill the roadmap’s big goals—first enshrined by that landmark climate law—by decarbonizing the state’s grid ...