NY Lawmakers Urged to Pass Legislation That Would Cut Emissions to Zero

Inside Climate News: A broad coalition of environmental justice, climate activist, conservation and labor groups rallied on Tuesday at the State Capitol in Albany urging New York lawmakers to swiftly pass the nation's most ambitious climate change bill before the legislative session ends on June 16.

The proposed law would require the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from major sources to zero by 2050. That would demand a near total decarbonization of its economy, and it would put New York among the world's leaders on forceful climate action. To achieve it, the bill gives the state until 2030 to get at least 50 percent of its electricity from clean energy.

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