Entries by Lorenzo Mohammed

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Driving Change in the Transportation Sector?

This Teach-In, sponsored by New Yorkers for Clean Power is about the State’s proposed Climate Plan for the transportation sector and recommendations for the written comment period ending June 10th.

Speakers include:

Alok Disa, Senior Research and Policy Analyst with Earthjustice
Fabio Mantovani, Vice President of NYPA Ventures
Juan Restrepo, Senior Organizer for Transportation Alternatives
Jen Metzger, NYCP Senior Policy Advisor and former NY State Senator

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New York’s Waste Problem – What the State’s Climate Plan Needs to Include

Watch this NYCP Teach-In about the climate impacts of New York’s waste and the recommendations of the Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan! The Teach-In features a discussion with environmental policy expert Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator under President Obama, and Jen Metzger, PhD, New Yorkers for Clean Power Senior Policy Advisor and former NYS State Senator. Hosted by NYCP Campaign Director Betta Broad.

To access the speaker slides and Q&A doc for this event, please visit our Teach-In Archive at https://nyforcleanpower.org/teach-in-archive/

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Getting Off Fossil Fuels in Buildings

Join us for this NYCP teach-in to learn about how your local government can lead on a local energy code that ensures construction of healthy, emissions-free buildings in your community. We’ll also learn about the recommendations of NYS Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan to reduce emissions from buildings, and how you can weigh in!

Teach-In Program:
– “A New $ Opportunity for Local Governments”, NYSERDA’s Stretch to Zero Pilot Program: Elizabeth Staubach, Senior Project Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

– “Leading by Example: The City of Ithaca’s Comprehensive Green Building Policy”, Luis Aguirre-Torres, Sustainability Director for the City of Ithaca

– “Reaching NY’s Ambitious Climate Goals: The NYS Draft Climate Plan’s Recommendations for Healthy, Zero-Emissions Buildings”, Jen Metzger, Senior Policy Advisor, at New Yorkers for Clean Power, former NYS State Senator

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Implementing New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

The NYS Climate Action Council has released, for public comment, a much-awaited draft plan to implement New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the most ambitious climate law in the country. Join us for a Zoom presentation and Q&A with Jen Metzger, who will give us an overview of the plan and issues and recommendations that are important for communities to know about and weigh in on. She will also highlight actions that state and local governments need to begin taking now if New York is to reach its emissions targets.

Jen served in the State Senate in 2019-2020, where she was a leading voice for action to tackle climate change and move away from reliance on fossil fuels. She was an active member of the Senate’s workgroup on the CLCPA, passed in 2019, and she led efforts in the State Legislature to create a permanent ban on fracking, passed as part of the budget in 2020.

Prior to her election to the State Senate, Jen served for over a decade in local government in the Town of Rosendale, and co-founded and directed Citizens for Local Power, an organization dedicated to helping communities shift to an equitable, locally-based clean energy economy. She is currently Senior Policy Advisor to New Yorkers for Clean Power, and also serves on the NYS Cannabis Control Board, which is charged with creating a framework for cannabis policy grounded in public health, equity, restorative justice, and sustainability. She has a PhD in political science, with a specialization in environmental politics and policy.

This event is brought to you through the combined efforts of the New York State Climate Reality Project Coalition, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, New Yorkers for Clean Power, and Scenic Hudson.

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Achieving an Equitable Clean Energy Transition through CCA

Here’s your chance to learn about advanced Community Choice Aggregation as a transformational tool for community energy empowerment and climate justice.

Speakers include:
– Jasmine Graham, Energy Justice Policy Manager, WEACT for Environmental Justice
– Paul Fenn, Principal, Local Power, Inc., inventor of Community Choice Aggregation
– Meghan Shaw, Outreach Director, Cambridge Energy Alliance, MA

Event Co-sponsors include:
Citizens for Local Power (CLP)
Energy Democracy Alliance (EDA)
Mid-Hudson Energy Transition (MHET)
New Yorkers for Clean Power (NYCP)

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What’s the deal with renewable energy and agriculture?

December 7, 2021
New Yorkers for Clean Power and Alliance for Clean Energy NY for this Support the Supporters meeting to discuss the compatibility of renewable energy and agriculture in New York State.

Moderated by Andrew Pezzullo, Clean Power Fellow at New Yorkers for Clean Power

Speakers:
– Ethan Winter, Northeast Solar Specialist from American Farmland Trust
– Jen Metzger, former NYS Senator on the Agriculture Subcommittee & NYCP Senior Policy Advisor
– Cullen Howe, Senior Attorney & Renewable Energy Advocate from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and
– Giuseppina Agovino from Friends of Flint Mine Solar!

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Equitable Clean Transportation Projects in NYS

This NY for TCI teach-in features clean transportation projects across NYS – from greenways encouraging biking and walking to electric school buses and on-demand electric paratransit.

Featuring:

Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Senior Clean Power Fellow at presenting the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway in NYC

Andy Willner, Executive Director of Center for Post Carbon Logistics presenting solar powered boats in the Hudson Valley

Mariah Okrongly, Program Manager at Bedford 2030 presenting about electric school buses

Doug Funke, President of Citizens for Regional Transit in Buffalo discussing their vision for expanding light rail and increasing funding for upstate public transit’s operational and maintenance resources

Nina Orville, Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester presenting on demand electric paratransit

Brigitte Griswold, Executive Director of Groundwork Hudson Valley presenting
the Yonkers Greenway

Eric Alexander, Director at Vision Long Island presenting on downtown traffic calming projects in Long Island

Jean Sassinee, New York Communities for Change member from South East Queens presenting about bus accessibility in Queens

Moderated by Betta Broad, NYCP Campaign Director

We would love to hear from you about the clean transportation projects you would like to see in your community.
Check out and add to our investment map here: https://nyfortci.org/learn-more/investment-map/

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