The following statement was submitted by the
NY Renews Coalition.
"Governor
Cuomo's budget roadshow must be about more than spurning legislators.
He has given himself six opportunities to clearly tell New Yorkers how
he will challenge President-elect Trump's
anti-climate agenda, and finally act on his own climate and clean
energy goals. Anything less is a failure from the man who once said, “Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.”
Governor
Cuomo cannot ignore the cries of the communities where he delivers his
speeches. In Buffalo and Syracuse, he should outline efforts to reduce
air pollution and
other impacts of climate change. He needs to commit to investing
resources into disadvantaged communities on the frontlines that
disproportionately feel these impacts. In New York City, Long Island,
and Westchester, he should explain how the devastation of
Superstorm Sandy inspired a plan to cut carbon pollution across all
sectors of the economy, such as transportation and buildings – not just
power producers. He should also release a groundbreaking jobs plan that
guarantees we get 100% of our electricity from
clean, renewable sources in just 33 years. And in Albany, Governor
Cuomo can tout what he and legislative leaders will do in 2017 to make
New York the true climate leader the nation desperately needs in the
face of the Trump administration’s greed-driven denial
of climate science.
We will be listening.
Governor
Cuomo has already talked about New York’s goals. Now he must turn words
into action. There is already broad support in both houses of the
Legislature and across
the aisle for the Climate and Community Protection Act, the nation's
strongest climate action bill. As he presents his vision for 2017 and
puts that vision into action with his proposed budget, the governor must
take this opportunity to protect New Yorkers
from the impacts of climate change by including the
Climate and Community Protection Act.”
Source: Environmental Advocates of New York
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