New York Legislative Race to the Bottom
2 days ago Guest Blogger 56 Comments
Roger Caiazza
In a couple of weeks, the comment period closes for the Draft Scoping Plan that outlines how New York is to achieve its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act net zero ambitions. Despite the fact that any rational observer can only conclude that there is no real plan for a reliable electric system and the Plan provides very little cost information, environmental advocates have convinced the most progressive of the State’s legislators that it is not enough. On May 26 Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the Assembly Codes Committee, and State Senator Liz Krueger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, along with environmental advocates and experts, announced the introduction of the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.9417). In brief it codifies the litigation against fossil fuel companies as a cash cow for adaptation programs.
The press release states:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/05/29/new-york-legislative-race-to-the-bottom/
