State
Climate law
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Where do you stand?
Keep
Not sure
Repeal
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0
New York should keep its 2019 climate law.
Politician
Stance
KH
Kathy C. Hochul
G
Keep
BB
Bruce A. Blakeman
G
Repeal
LJ
Letitia A. James
A
Not on record
SK
Saritha Komatireddy
A
Not on record
TD
Thomas P. DiNapoli
C
Not on record
JH
Joseph Hernandez
C
Not on record
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You
Where do you stand?
Keep
Not sure
Repeal
The issue
Whether New York should keep its 2019 climate law, as revised in May 2026, or repeal it entirely.
Keep means keeping the law as revised, not the original 2030 targets. The May 2026 budget swapped the 2030 goal for 60% less climate pollution by 2040, kept the 2050 goal, and gave the state until the end of 2028 to write the rules. Republican lawmakers have called to 'repeal the entire CLCPA'; most state Senate Democrats signed a letter opposing changes.
Keep
Keeping the revised law holds New York to cleaner air and a steady shift off fossil fuels, and repealing it would scrap years of planning.
Repeal
The law sets goals the state is years behind on and could raise energy bills, so it should be replaced with a cheaper, more realistic plan.
Good to know
1
The law requires 70% of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030, and 100% clean electricity by 2040. Source ↗
2
Renewables made up 29% of New York's electricity in 2022, per a State Comptroller report. Source ↗
Words to know
CLCPA
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the climate law New York passed in 2019.
Repeal
To cancel a law completely, so it no longer applies.
Renewable energy
Power from sources that don't run out, like sun, wind, and water.
Latest
Mid Hudson News
Blakeman criticizes state's all-electric buildings law, vows to restore natural gas if elected
2026-07-19
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New York Focus
What's Behind the Escalating Fight Over New York's Climate Law?
2026-03-10
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New York State Senate (Republican Conference press release)
Senate, Assembly Republicans Rally in Response to NYSERDA Memo, CLCPA Costs
2026
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Office of the New York State Comptroller
DiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York to Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
2024-07-17
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Utility Dive
New York must triple its renewable capacity in 8 years to meet 2030 target: state comptroller
2023-08
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New York State
Our Climate Act
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Mid Hudson News
Blakeman criticizes state's all-electric buildings law, vows to restore natural gas if elected
2026-07-19
↗
New York Focus
What's Behind the Escalating Fight Over New York's Climate Law?
2026-03-10
↗
New York State Senate (Republican Conference press release)
Senate, Assembly Republicans Rally in Response to NYSERDA Memo, CLCPA Costs
2026
↗
Office of the New York State Comptroller
DiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York to Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
2024-07-17
↗
Utility Dive
New York must triple its renewable capacity in 8 years to meet 2030 target: state comptroller
2023-08
↗
New York State
Our Climate Act
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