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Energy Affordability

Too many New Yorkers cannot afford their utility and heating bills, and the problem is only getting worse. This briefing will lay out the problem, identify some of the root causes, and highlight key policy solutions that will help lower energy costs now and into the future.

Laurie Wheelock – Executive Director, Public Utility Law Project (PULP)
Annie Carforo – Climate Justice Campaigns Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Allison Considine – Senior Campaign & Communications Manager, Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC)

Visit our Teach In Archive for more: https://nyforcleanpower.org/teach-in-archive/

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Equitable and Affordable Energy Transition With Cap and Invest

Learn why a strong Cap-and-Invest Program will help us achieve our climate targets with cleaner air, improved public health, and good jobs. Hear from state agency experts and clean energy and environmental justice advocates about how the program will work and the need to make it as ambitious and equitable as possible. Learn how you can help urge our leaders to take action and make the Climate Act real!

During this Teach-In, we heard from:
• Sameer Ranade, Senior Advisor for Climate Justice, NYSERDA
• Dale Bryk, Director of State & Regional Policies at Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program; Senior Fellow at RPA 
• Eric Walker, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice

We then heard from NYCP’s Policy Director, Anshul Gupta about how you can take action for an Equitable & Ambitious Cap-and-Invest Program. Add your comments here: https://p2a.co/vABXQ6O

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NY HEAT Act

The NY Home Energy Affordable Transition (HEAT) Act (S.2016A/A.4592A) is a transformative climate and energy affordability bill that clears the path to investing in clean, modern, electric heating systems for all New Yorkers.

During this Teach-In, we learned more about this legislation and what we can do to help get it passed this session.

Our speakers included:
Chris Casey: Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Allison Considine: NY Senior Campaign & Communications Manager for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC)

Jessica Azulay: Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE)

Learn more about this legislation and how to get it passed at https://bit.ly/NYHEAT.

View the speaker slides here: https://nyforcleanpower.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12.15.23-NY-HEAT-Act-Teach-In.pdf

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Clean Energy Coaching Webinar

This webinar was a conversation on green solutions for your apartment or home with local energy coaches. Learn from the experiences of other Hudson Valley & Westchester residents to:

● Save money on your energy bills
● Make your home more comfortable, especially in summer and winter
● Reduce unhealthy and polluting GHG emissions to improve your health

The Personal Energy Coach is a free resource for community members, including tenants, residential and commercial building owners. Our Coaches will help you form a personalized plan to implement energy efficiency upgrades and transition off of fossil fuels.

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