Hochul Admits Climate Goals Unworkable, But Clings To Green Fantasies
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s only slowing down New York's suffering from her green-energy lunacy.
by Post Editorial Board July 14, 2025, 7:37
Gov. Kathy Hochul finally admits the state’s “climate” goals are impossible to meet for now, but she offers no reason to trust she won’t continue to pursue them to appease green extremists, at huge cost to regular New Yorkers, if she wins re-election next year. [emphasis, links added]
The climate law demands the state achieve 100% zero-emission electricity by 2040, but it’s still burning as much carbon as ever; its faltering (but hugely expensive) alternative-energy gains aren’t even enough to keep up with expected increases in demand.
The gov is making the smallest possible concession to reality, while dodging as much blame as she can: “We cannot accomplish what those objectives were back in before I became governor in a time frame that’s not going to hurt ratepayers,” she announced this month. “So, we’re slowing things down.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/hochul-climate-goals-green-fantasies/
