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Pre se nta tio n to E MC Ma rc h 12, 2019
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Co ng re sswo ma n Ale xa ndria Oc a sio -Co rte z a nd Se na to r E
d Ma rke y, a lo ng with do ze ns o f c o -spo nso rs
Simulta ne o usly a ims to fight ine quity a nd tac kle c limate c hange
T
he ve ry first "whe re a s": "human ac tivity is the dominant c ause of obse r
ve d c limate c hange ove r the past c e ntur y"
I
t do e s no t c o nta in po lic y de ta ils o r a dvo c a te fo r spe c ific wa ys o f re duc ing g re e nho use g a s e missio ns
But with a b ro a d b rush it aims to make the US c ar
bon- ne utr al – ne t ze r
bon e missions – in 10 ye ar s
Ca lls fo r:
a guar
ante e d job with fair pay, family and me dic al le ave , paid vac ations and r e tir e me nt se c ur ity
unive r
sal high- quality he althc ar e
fr
e e highe r e duc ation
a c c e ss to affor
dable , safe and ade quate housing
str
labor , wor kplac e he alth and safe ty, anti- disc r imination, and wage and hour standar ds
the c le an- up of hazar
dous waste site s
a c c e ss to c le an wate r
and air , he alth and affor dable food, and natur e
Ho use Se le c t Co mmitte e o n a Gre e n Ne w De a l wa s fo rme d la te 2018, with
pla ns to re le a se so me thing in e a rly 2019, a nd dr
aft le gislation for imple me ntation within 90 days
Ne w Yo rk’ s Gre e n Ne w De a l (Cuo mo pro po sa l) inc lude s:
100% c le an powe r
by 2040 — the mo st a g g re ssive g o a l o f a ny sta te in the
c o untry
quadr
upling Ne w Yor k’s offshor e wind c o mmitme nt to 9,000 me g a wa tts b y
2035
doubling distr
ibute d solar de plo yme nt to 6,000 me g a wa tts b y 2025
de live r
ing c limate justic e to unde rse rve d c o mmunitie s
e xpa nding the Bottle Bill (5¢ de po sit o n b o ttle s) to inc lude mo st
no na lc o ho lic drinks
banning plastic bags
Se ts le g isla tive ta rg e ts fo r the use o f r
e ne wable e ne r gy (50 pe r c e nt of e ne r gy state wide by 2030) a nd c ar bon e limination (100 pe r c e nt fossil fue l fr e e by 2050)
Dire c ts a ny tra nsitio n pro je c t g e tting sta te funding to pay a pr
e vailing wage
a nd dire c ts 40 pe rc e nt o f wha te ve r sta te inve stme nt g o e s to wa rds c lima te mitig a tio n e ffo rts to go to low- inc ome c ommunitie s and c ommunitie s most
thr e ate ne d by c limate c hange.
I
n Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State addr
e ss, he a nno unc e d pla ns to se t tar ge ts for e ne r gy e ffic ie nc y and e ne r gy stor age, b o th o f whic h ha ve no w
b e e n a ppro ve d b y the DPS to r
e quir e utilitie s to c o me up with pla ns fo r
ho w the y’ re g o ing to c o ntrib ute
NYSE
G (a nd o the rs) c urre ntly wo rking o n tho se pro po sa ls; no t like ly to g o into e ffe c t until la te 2019 o r 2020
NYS pro po se d le g isla tio n Ha s pa sse d sta te Asse mb ly pa st 3 ye a rs (2019 ve rsio n in Se na te : S2992, in
Asse mb ly: A3876) (Sta te Se na te is no w De mo c ra tic -“c o ntro lle d”)
Curre ntly in Se na te E
nviro nme nta l Co nse rva tio n Co mmitte e (ne xt ste p = to Se na te a nd Asse mb ly)
"I t sha ll ... b e a g o a l o f the sta te o f Ne w Yo rk to
r
e duc e gr e e nhouse gas e missions fr
c e s 100%
1990 le ve ls by the ye ar 2050, with a n inc re me nta l ta rg e t o f at le ast a 50 pe r c e nt r e duc tion in c limate pollution by the ye ar 2030, in line with
USGCRP a nd I PCC pro je c tio ns o f wha t is ne c e ssa ry to a vo id the mo st se ve re impa c ts o f c lima te c ha ng e "
Re q uire s the De pa rtme nt o f E nviro nme nta l Co nse rva tio n (DE C) to e sta b lish:
gr
e e nhouse gas r e por ting r e quir e me nts;
state wide gr
e e nhouse gas e missions limits;
a sc oping plan, de ve lo pe d in c o nsulta tio n with the Co unc il, the
E nviro nme nta l Justic e Adviso ry Gro up, the Disa dva nta g e d Co mmunitie s Wo rking Gro up a nd o the r sta ke ho lde rs, outlining DE
C's r e c omme ndations for attaining the state wide gr e e nhouse gas e missions limits;
r
e gulations to ac hie ve state wide gr e e nhouse gas e missions r e duc tions;
a r
e por t, no t le ss tha n e ve ry fo ur ye a rs, inc luding r e c omme ndations r e gar ding the imple me ntation of gr e e nhouse gas r e duc tion me asur e s;
a r
e por t on bar r ie r s to, and oppor tunitie s for , c ommunity owne r ship of se r vic e s and c ommoditie s in disadvantage d c ommunitie s, inc luding
distrib ute d re ne wa b le e ne rg y g e ne ra tio n; e ne rg y e ffic ie nc y a nd we a the riza tio n inve stme nts; a nd, ze ro e missio n a nd lo w-e missio n tra nspo rta tio n o ptio ns; a nd,
take ac tions to pr
e silie nc e
E
sta b lishe s the "Ne w Yor
k State Climate Ac tion Counc il" c o nsisting o f 25
me mb e rs inc luding sta te a g e nc ie s a nd individua ls with e xpe rtise in e nviro nme nta l issue s, e nviro nme nta l justic e , la b o r, a nd re g ula te d industrie s
E
sta b lishe s a Climate Change Wor
king Gr
fro m e nviro nme nta l justic e c o mmunitie s, DE C, a nd the De pa rtme nts o f He a lth a nd L a b o r
"Climate c hange e spe c ially he ighte ns the vulne r
ability of disadvantage d c ommunitie s, whic h be ar e nvir
de ns as we ll as le gac ie s of r ac ial and e thnic disc r imination.
"Ac tions unde rta ke n b y Ne w Yo rk sta te to mitig a te g re e nho use g a s
e missio ns should pr
ior itize the safe ty and he alth of disadvantage d c ommunitie s, c ontr
e gr e ssive impac ts of futur e c limate c hange mitigation and adaptation polic ie s on the se c ommunitie s, and pr ior itize the alloc ation of public inve stme nts in the se ar e as."
Jo hn Po de sta, Hillary Clinto n's c ampaig n c hairman, wro te to ano the r advise r in a me mo rab le January 2015 e mail fro m the Wikile aks stash.
Bipa rtisa n fe de ra l pro po sa l “ a me nds the Inte rna l Re ve nue Co de to impose a fe e on the c a r
bon c onte nt of fue ls,
inc luding c rude o il, na tura l g a s, c o a l, o r a ny o the r pro duc t de rive d fro m tho se fue ls tha t will b e use d so a s to e mit g re e nho use g a se s into the a tmo sphe re .”
“fe e is impose d on the pr
s or impor te r s o f the fue ls a nd is e q ua l to the g r e e nhouse g a s c onte nt of the fue l multiplie d by the c a r bon fe e r a te . T
he ra te b e g ins a t $15 in 2019, inc re a se s b y $10 e a c h ye a r, a nd is sub je c t to furthe r a djustme nts b a se d o n the pro g re ss in me e ting spe c ifie d e missio ns re duc tio n ta rg e ts. T he b ill a lso impo se s a spe c ifie d fe e o n fluo rina te d g re e nho use g a se s.”
“b ill inc lude s:
e xe mptions fo r fue ls use d fo r a g ric ultura l o r no ne mitting purpo se s, r
e ba te s fo r fa c ilitie s tha t c a pture a nd se q ue ste r c a rb o n d io xid e , a nd
bor
de r a djustme nt pr
pro d uc ts tha t a re e xpo rte d o r impo rte d .”
T
he fe e s must b e de po site d into a Ca rb o n Divide nd T rust F und a nd use d fo r
a dministr a tive e xpe nse s a nd divide nd pa yme nts to U.S. c itize ns o r la wful re side nts.
T
he b ill a lso a me nds the Cle a n Air Ac t to suspe nd c e r
ta in r e g ula tions tha t limit g r e e nhouse g a s e missions.
Citize n’ s Clima te L
Marc h 19, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Quake r Me e ting Ho use , 120 T hird Stre e t
T
he I PCC’ s mo st re c e nt re po rt o n the c ha lle ng e o f the 1.5 de g re e Ce lsius g o a l c o nc lude d tha t ta xing e missio ns wa s pa rt o f the a nswe r, b ut tha t a mo de ra te ta x c o uldn't so lve the pro b le m a lo ne .
Othe r po lic ie s, like e ne rg y e ffic ie nc y sta nda rds a nd
suppo rt fo r de plo yme nt o f c le a n te c hno lo g y, a re a lso ne e de d.
"T
he re is no silve r b ulle t fo r this de e p de c a rb o niza tio n," the re po rt sa id.
"... it is so c ritic a l to re me mb e r tha t none of it would have happe ne d without
massive pr e ssur e fr
DR ro lle d o ut the Ne w De a l in the midst o f a histor
ic wave of labor unr e st: T
he re wa s the T e a mste rs’ re b e llio n a nd Minne a po lis g e ne ra l strike in 1934, the 83-da y shutdo wn o f the We st Co a st b y lo ng sho re wo rke rs tha t sa me ye a r, a nd the F lint sit-do wn a uto wo rke rs strike s in 1936 a nd 1937.
"During this sa me pe rio d, mass move me nts, re spo nding to the suffe ring o f the
Gre a t De pre ssio n, de mande d swe e ping soc ial pr
ams, suc h a s So c ia l
Se c urity a nd une mplo yme nt insura nc e , while so c ia lists a rg ue d tha t a b a ndo ne d fa c to rie s sho uld b e ha nde d o ve r to the ir wo rke rs a nd turne d into c o o pe ra tive s.
"No w tha t the re so lutio n is o ut the re , ho we ve r, the onus is on all of us who
suppor t it to he lp make the c ase for how our
lapping c r ise s ar e inde e d ine xtr ic ably linke d — a nd c a n o nly b e o ve rc o me with a ho listic visio n fo r
so c ia l a nd e c o no mic tra nsfo rma tio n."
Ale xa ndria Oc a sio -Co rte z spe a ks to a c tivists with the Sunrise Mo ve me nt pro te sting in the o ffic e s
e a de r Na nc y Pe lo si in Wa shing to n D.C., o n No v. 13, 2018.
Pho to : Sa ra h Silb ig e r/ T he Ne w Yo rk T ime s via Re dux
Ale xa ndria Oc a sio -Co rte z spe a ks to a c tivists with the Sunrise Mo ve me nt pro te sting in the o ffic e s
e a de r Na nc y Pe lo si in Wa shing to n D.C., o n No v. 13, 2018.
Pho to : Sa ra h Silb ig e r/ T he Ne w Yo rk T ime s via Re dux