Teach-In – Page 3 – New Yorkers for Clean Power

Clean Energy, Energy Affordability, Teach-In

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

July 31, 2024/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Building Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Teach-In

Unlocking the Power of NENY Part 2

Did you know that New York has five BILLION dollars to spend on building energy efficiency and electrification over the next five years? In this NYCP Teach-In, we took a deep dive into the New Efficiency New York (NENY) Proceeding, which will determine how this money will be spent on building energy efficiency and building electrification in NYS from 2026-2030.

Our speakers included:
– Juan Pablo Velez, founder and executive director of the think tank, Win Climate presented his recent report: New Efficiency New York, an Appraisal of Past and Proposed Spendingt detailing how utilities and NYSERDA managed the first traunch of NENY money and how they propose to spend the next one. Read the report here: https://www.switch.box/neny

– Rebekah Morris-Gonzalez, Director of Climate Initiatives, at the Pratt Center for Community Development. Who presented on her report titled: “How NYSERDA’s Empower+ Program Shortchanges Low-Income Residents.” Read the report here: https://prattcenter.net/uploads/0124/1706652850133244/Empower_Brief_Final.pdf

July 25, 2024/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Climate Policy, Communities & Local Action, Teach-In

Breathing Easy – New York’s Clean Deliveries Act

From Brooklyn to Babylon, 1 out of 4 New Yorkers resides within a half-mile of a large e-commerce warehouse. Along with fulfilling orders, these facilities bring a host of health and environmental hazards like asthma and heart disease. Historical practices of discrimination and racism placed warehouses near communities of color and low-income families, forcing them to face the brunt of these impacts. It’s time for a change.

The Clean Deliveries Act is a common sense bill that requires these facilities to track and reduce their pollution, thereby protecting the air of the neighborhoods where they reside.

During this Teach-In, we heard from:
Emmitt Mendoza-Gaspar, Chief of Staff for AM Marcela Mitaynes
Sam Becker of the Environmental Defense Fund
Jaqi Cohen of the Tristate Transporation Campaign
Antonio Rosario of the Teamsters

We then heard from the ElectrifyNY coalition about how you can take action to make this crucial bill a reality this session.

Join the Fight for Clean Deliveries: https://p2a.co/E83CRWT

March 21, 2024/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Building Electrification, Energy Affordability, Teach-In

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

December 15, 2023/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Clean Energy, Teach-In

“70 x ’30 Where We Are and What it Will Take to Green New York’s Grid”

NYCP’s November 2023 Teach-In featured the latest on efforts to decarbonize New York’s power sector with clean energy. Find out what recent developments may mean for our state’s goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030 and what you can do to make NY’s climate plan real.

Our speakers included:

⚡️ Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of Alliance for Clean Energy New York and Climate Action Council member who provided updates on meeting the Climate Act’s “70x’30” targets.

⚡️ Luke Falk, COO of Clean Path NY for energyRe, who presented the current status of the project and the critical role of transmission in the clean energy transition.

⚡️ Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, who discussed the fight to build out offshore wind on Long Island — recent victories, setbacks, and what comes next.

Plus, we heard from Dan Haas of Friends of Columbia Solar on how we can take action to support large-scale solar on the ground.

Use this tool to take action and support the Sheperd’s Run project: https://p2a.co/rO1qyXM

November 28, 2023/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Clean Energy, Heat Pumps, Teach-In

Clean Green Schools Opportunities for Engagement, Implementation, and Learning

This Teach-In explored the many ways to green our schools: from bringing hydroponic farming into our classrooms, to transitioning schools to all-electric heat pumps, to advocating for our schools to commit to net zero emissions, to state investments that make our schools healthier and more productive learning environments.

The Teach-In Featured:

– Emma Hines, Senior Associate Carbon Free Buildings at RMI

– Diana Michaelson, Senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School

– Hannah Morgan, Senior Project Manager on the Efficiency Planning and Engineering Team at NYSERDA

– Manuela Zamora, Executive Director of New York Sun Works

March 30, 2023/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Clean Buildings, Teach-In

Activating Equitable Building Decarbonization in New York

This Teach-In, NYCP’s last of 2022, explored “Activating Equitable Building Decarbonization in New York – Opportunities for Funding & Advocacy”.

The Teach-In featured:
– Dale Bryk, Director of State & Regional Policies at Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program and Senior Fellow at Regional Plan Association (RPA) on NY maximizing the IRA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for equitable building decarbonization
– Atalia Howe, VP of Initiatives and Impact Investing at The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) on accessing the Climate Friendly Buildings Fund
– Amar Shah, Manager of Building Electrification at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on new IRA incentives and rebates for building decarbonization, and
– Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) on advocating for necessary funding and policy changes in NY’s Budget

NYCP’s Campaign Director/AEA’s Director of Advocacy and Organizing, Betta Broad, and Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, NYCP Senior Clean Power Fellow, moderated

December 8, 2022/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Clean Energy, Communities & Local Action, Teach-In

DAC Comment Period

New York’s Climate Act recognizes that climate change doesn’t affect all communities equally. The Climate Act charged the Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) with the development of criteria to identify disadvantaged communities (DACs) to ensure that frontline and otherwise underserved communities benefit from the state’s historic transition to cleaner, greener sources of energy, reduced pollution and cleaner air, and economic opportunities.

A draft of the DAC criteria was released in late 2021 and is now open for public comments through Thursday, July 7th. It is important to weigh in on this aspect of the Scoping Plan to ensure no one gets left behind during New York’s transition to a clean energy economy.

This NYCP Teach-In featured:
– Sameer Ranade, Climate Justice Advisor, Climate Action Council of NYSERDA
– Jen Metzger, NYCP Senior Policy Advisor and former NY State Senator
– Sonal Jessel, Director of Policy, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

This event was moderated by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin and Betta Broad.

June 27, 2022/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Clean Transportation, Teach-In

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

May 24, 2022/by Lorenzo Mohammed

Climate Policy, Communities & Local Action, Teach-In

New York’s Proposed Climate Plan and Why the Hudson Valley Needs to Weigh In

This Teach-In, sponsored by New Yorkers for Clean Power and Ulster Activists, is focused on what’s in the New York Climate Action Council’s Scoping Plan, why it matters to the Hudson Valley, and how you can participate in the public comment process happening now.

May 4, 2022/by Lorenzo Mohammed