While many environmental groups cheer the policy, some oppose what they call a costly and unnecessary investment in nuclear power. Photo: David Sommerstein.
Apr 19, 2021
Ryan FinnertyDisagreement over how to achieve New York emissions goals reveals split among clean energy supporters
In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo set one of the country’s most ambitious green energy goals when he signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
“Climate change is an undeniable scientific fact, period. To deny climate change is to deny reality,” Cuomo said at the signing ceremony.
The law created a Climate Action Council to steer policy and help meet the state’s goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2040. How that goal will be reached remains an open question.
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When the Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts, its lost output will be filled primarily by generators that burn fuels that contribute to climate change.