Aleinu, It’s Upon Us: Fund Climate Justice New York

While New York State has long been a climate leader, it’s now in danger of falling short of its ambitious climate goals.

We are calling on Governor Hochul and our elected officials to ensure that we continue making progress in a just and equitable way by funding programs that move us toward a clean energy future. With the federal government now fully captured by corporate polluters, this is the moment for states to step up and take big bold climate action. We need to act now to demand the strongest possible programs to invest in clean energy, public health, good jobs, and affordability for New Yorkers.

To meet the Jewish imperative to survive and thrive l’dor vador (from generation to generation), we call on our elected officials at all levels of government to support the investments and policies necessary to create a just and livable future for all New Yorkers!

Ways to take action

submit testimony to NYS OFFICIALS

Tell the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation to put a cap on pollution and release the regulations for its cap-and-invest program.

LEARN ABOUT CAP TRADE AND INVEST HEARINGS

New York is in danger of falling short on its climate goals – but Dayenu is mobilizing with partners to ensure we keep up the pressure on policymakers. 

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Why Fund Climate Justice in 2025?

New York is not doing nearly enough to ensure that the benefits of a clean energy future – clean air and water, affordable energy bills, and good, green  jobs – reach every New Yorker regardless of race, income, or zip code. Together, we can change this. 

New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act – which our climate movement had a huge role in winning –  enables the state to set a strict limit on planet-warming emissions, charge corporations for their share of pollution, and then invest those funds in climate solutions. 

We demand that our state officials and lawmakers act to limit climate pollution while raising much-needed funds for community-based climate solutions. Governor Hochul’s Administration must move forward a Cap and Invest program which would set a strict pollution cap, and state lawmakers must direct those earnings to the communities that have suffered the most from poverty, pollution, and the burning of dirty fossil fuels.

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