New York city

Governor Cuomo announced as part of his 2019 legislative priorities that New York will transition to carbon-free electricity by 2040. This beats California’s carbon-free deadlineby five years.

According to the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Cuomo even referred to the plan as the Green New Deal, a progressive climate change initiative in Congress led by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

In response to this announcement, Vote Solar’s senior director for the Northeast, Sean Garren, issued the following statement:

“Governor Cuomo’s commitment to moving New York to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 will lead the Empire State and the nation toward a future with healthy communities, a safe climate, and a strong clean energy economy. The Governor’s leadership is critical as President Trump does his best to hold our country back on climate change and undermine the hundreds of thousands of jobs in our booming clean energy economy.

“This new commitment is powerful, and we need a good near-term plan for achieving it. We must make immediate progress to help families struggling to pay their bills, communities desperate for clean air […]