ALBANY, New York — New York policymakers are moving forward with a blueprint for the state’s energy planning that doesn’t align with its landmark climate goals.
The plan, which is set to be finalized this week by a board dominated by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) appointees, emphasizes making incremental progress in building new renewables and transitioning homes and vehicles off fossil fuels.
But it falls short of mandated reductions in planet-warming pollution enshrined in state law in 2019 amid a backlash to President Donald Trump’s abandonment of a global climate accord.
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Hochul has blamed rising costs and Trump’s assault on clean energy for making the state’s goals more expensive and putting them out of reach in the near term.
