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Let’s build

a sustainable future for all!

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  • To transition the State of New York to a clean energy economy as quickly as possible.
  • To advance solar power, wind farms, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and renewable heating and cooling.
  • To advocate for and support good jobs in these industries for all communities in New York.

Our Campaign Mission

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  • Clean Power Fellows work with communities to access renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation solutions.
  • Fellows educate the public around how energy systems work, the state's clean energy goals, why we need to transition to a clean energy economy, and how we can get there.

Clean Power Fellowship

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Let's start with fossil fuels.

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Fossil fuels are changing the climate, polluting the environment,

& hurting public health

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Fossil fuels are changing the climate, polluting the environment,

& hurting public health

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Fossil fuels are changing the climate, polluting the environment,

& hurting public health

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Fossil fuels are changing the climate, polluting the environment,

& hurting public health

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Fossil fuels are changing the climate, polluting the environment,

& hurting public health

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40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

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net zero �greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Where does New York need to go from here?

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70% renewable electricity by 2030

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100% emissions-free electricity by 2040

Thanks, Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act!

Where does New York need to go from here?

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  • Energy efficiency

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  • Renewable grid
    • Keep existing projects in NYS
    • Develop new grid-scale projects
    • Cultivate distributed renewables

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  • Beneficial electrification
    • Heating
    • Transportation
    • Appliances

How do we get there?

in other words:

GREEN the GRID

and

ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING!

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The Culprits

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The Culprits

NYCP

priorities

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Transportation

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Transportation

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Transportation

Albany

Yonkers

Syracuse

Rochester

Buffalo

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Transportation

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Transportation

Passenger cars

Sierra Club report: "Transforming Transportation

in New York"

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Transportation

Ithaca

Buffalo

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Transportation

Pictured: EVs by Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Kia, Audi, Renault, BMW, Nissan, Toyota...

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Transportation

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Transportation

PlugShare.com.

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Transportation

Policy & Legislative priorities:

  • Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI)
  • Green Transit & Green Jobs Bills
  • ACT Bill
  • Direct EV Sales Bill
  • Electric School Bus Bill

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Buildings

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Buildings

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Buildings

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Buildings

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Buildings

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Buildings

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Buildings

Policy & Legislative priorities:

  • Affordable housing & green jobs in federal budget reconciliation
  • Advanced Building Codes, Appliance & Equipment Efficiency Standards Act
  • Fossil fuel ban in new construction starting in 2024
  • No subsidies for fossil fuels

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

Targets:

70% renewable, 100% zero-emission

NYISO report:

"Power Trends 2020"

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Electricity

From the Capital District, through the Hudson Valley,

to NYC

NYISO report:

"Power Trends 2020"

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Electricity

What's a Megawatt?

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1,000,000 watts = 1,000 kilowatts = 1 megawatt

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

Graphic from

Suncommon.com

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity

Support the siting of�wind & solar projects near you!

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151,000 clean energy jobs

in NYS!

Green Jobs

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Green Jobs

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Get involved &

accelerate the transition!

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  • Join NYCP’s mailing list for action alerts�
  • Personal action: go solar; weatherize & electrify your home; choose clean transportation�
  • Community action: educate friends & neighbors; switch your school, business, or place of worship to renewables�
  • Municipal action: support Climate Smart Communities, Solarize campaigns, Community Choice Aggregation, and local renewable projects�
  • State action: vote climate; lobby your representatives; advocate for change at the state level

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Energy coaching

Need some guidance?

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Talk to

a coach!

Tom Konrad

Samrat Pathania

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Change can happen fast!

5th Avenue, Manhattan

1900 vs 1913

From one lone car in a sea of horses...

...to one lone horse in a sea of cars!

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Thank you!

@NYforCleanPower

NYforCleanPower.org