Hi friends,
Last night, hundreds of people gathered in Union Square to demand that NYS legislators pass the Climate Jobs and Justice Package (CJJP).
Assemblyman Kenny Burgos looks on as Public Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses the crowd.
State Senators Robert Jackson and Liz Krueger also spoke at the rally in favor of the passage of eight separate bills. I couldn’t hear Senator Krueger’s remarks. Conveniently enough, the Daily News published her oped yesterday:
The crux of her message was that it’s been three years since the state passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and that we have to fund the implementation of that groundbreaking legislation.
To effect a just transition, we have retrain workers to build our renewable energy infrastructure.
And last of all, but certainly not least, we need to hold fossil fuel profiteers accountable for lying to the public.
[The fossil fuel industry] has tried every trick in the book and then some to deny the problem, distract us from real solutions, and delay the end of its business model. No more. The companies that made the mess need to help clean it up.
Read the one-pager for the Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package. Then sign up to participate in a lobby visit with a NYS legislator!
An important action, perfect for weekend and holiday time with the young people in your life: the organizers at NY Renews know that messages from children have a special power. They are collecting letters from kids, youth, and caregivers to amplify the demand for livable planet and just future.
Here are all the details for putting the heartfelt power of youthful voices into climate action. The deadline is Dec 5.
The law is part of the Climate Mobilization Act. The rules proposed by the Administration
include possible loopholes that could allow wealthy building owners to pay their way out of making the necessary retrofits for energy efficiency. The rules also fall short of addressing building emissions from sources other than operations, such as maintenance and renovations.
City regulations should limit the use of Renewable Energy Credits, to ensure that landlords actually use renewable energy sources, as the law intends.
Making climate initiatives meaningful is going to mean holding the mayor accountable. This will not be easy. Here’s another example:
The MTA’s environmental assessment for congestion pricing reveals that law enforcement officers are most of the people commuting by car to census tract 29 in Lower Manhattan. This tract has more car commuters than any other in the Central Business District.
The tract will also surely be the epicenter of the fight over congestion pricing exemptions, since any exemptions given out to people driving and parking in this slice of lower Manhattan could eviscerate the entire program.
Let the mayor know that we want his administration to enforce climate initiatives at the state and local level.
I hate unfinished business, so I need to push the crypto mining moratorium (again). This bill is very important for protecting upstate communities from pollution and for realizing our climate goals. The legislature already passed it.
Let’s remind Hochul why we reelected her: tell the governor to sign the crypto mining moratorium and some other important legislation.
with love,
L