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One has to wonder what these cultists are doing themselves to reduce their own carbon footprints

NY sued over lagging cap-and-invest climate regulations

A coalition of environmental advocacy groups is suing New York over the state’s slower than expected implementation of its landmark climate law, which requires regulations to meet the state’s mandated transition away from fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions.

The groups argued in the lawsuit that the state hasn’t taken the necessary steps to meet its upcoming mandates, which require a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 to begin an ambitious set of targets over the next 25 years.

“With only five years until the first deadline, New York’s emissions are rising rather than falling,” their attorneys wrote. “The state must not only reverse this trend but must rapidly decrease emissions in the next few years.”

NY is finding out that passing these laws is easy, but, actually making it happen in the face of Reality Land is much more difficult

The civil action was filed against the state Department of Environmental Conservation in state court Monday by Citizen Action of New York, the Sierra Club, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and PUSH Buffalo. They’re represented by Earthjustice, another environmental group.

Too bad you can bet the judge(s) involved will never ask the Warmists what they have done in their own lives. It matters.

The conflict is centered on the state’s proposed “cap-and-invest” program, which would essentially impose a tax on carbon emissions. It’s included in the state’s scoping plan, a roadmap toward its climate mandates developed by the Climate Action Council more than two years ago.

The program would place a cap on the amount of carbon emissions allowed in New York. Companies that report heavy emissions from transportation and heating fuels would have to pay the state for permission to create that pollution.

And that will skyrocket the cost of energy and the cost of living for NY residents.

The proceeds from the program would then be reinvested into renewable energy projects and infrastructure. They would also be used to help ratepayers offset any rise in utility costs that result because of the program.

It can only offset so much, and you know a good chunk of that money will simply disappear into government.

They want a judge to order the agency to immediately issue those draft regulations and finalize a timeline on which they would be adopted.

“These regulations are not just a technicality — they are the primary means of ensuring the state meets its climate mandates,” said Rachel Spector, a senior attorney at Earthjustice. “We don’t have time to wait to act on climate, and that’s why our clients are going to court today.”

What do the citizens of NY think? What do they want? If they want this, give them this. And then restrict any who support this from leaving the state.