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Hochul Proposes Moving Climate Law Deadlines

On Friday, March 20, Governor Hochul announced plans to amend New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, proposing to delay emissions regulations and alter how the state calculates greenhouse gas impacts.
Hochul cited post-COVID inflation and supply chain constraints as barriers to meeting 2030 targets, while blaming a White House hostile to renewable energy for cramping the state's progress on clean development.
The proposal shifts New York's methane accounting from a 20-year to a 100-year timeframe and moves the deadline for issuing emissions regulations to the end of 2030, while introducing a 2040 interim benchmark.
Liz Moran, policy advocate for environmental law nonprofit Earthjustice, called the proposal a "cover for her own failure of leadership," arguing it will not lower New Yorkers' energy bills.
The Business Council supports the changes as "reasonable and necessary corrections," though the proposal faces opposition from some lawmakers as negotiations continue ahead of the April 1 budget deadline.

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