Business groups urge Hochul to order review of NY Climate Act [Video]

By Brendan J. Lyons | Times Union, Albany

Albany, N.Y. — A coalition of more than 50 business, energy and labor organizations are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration to conduct a comprehensive assessment of New York’s impending mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which are not on track to be met and could result in significant energy supply shortfalls and adverse impacts across numerous industries.

The coalition, led by the Business Council of New York State, sent a letter to Hochul’s office Tuesday urging the state to evaluate the reality of the law’s mandates, including reducing New York’s greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. If that’s not achievable, they wrote, the state should amend the law’s rules and conduct a deep review of the 2019 legislation and its impacts.

Ken Pokalsky, vice president of the Business Council, said New York is “now at a point where implementation challenges call for …