Climate Changed
Even Andrew Cuomo Isn’t Sure of New York’s Near-Impossible Climate Goals
- Huge wind, solar boost just starting up faces brutal deadline
- Action needed by building and home owners, business, transit
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last month signed the most aggressive climate law in the nation. But even he’s not sure it’ll work out as planned, and Cuomo’s not alone.
Some of the technology needed to achieve an 85% cut in statewide greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050 isn’t even commercially available yet. It may require more legislation ahead. It will certainly be costly, and it depends on energy sources, including offshore wind farms, that still need to get final approvals and be built.