DATE: Monday, March 27th, 2023
CONTACT: Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, 631-384-1378, aesposito@citizenscampaign.org
Farmingdale, NY – CCE will be joining Nassau County Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan and members of the Legislature’s Minority Caucus to introduce legislation that would require Nassau County to achieve carbon neutrality for its municipal operations by Jan. 1, 2035.
According to a recent Moody’s report, Long Island ranks fourth among major American population centers for its exposure to the physical and economic risks of climate change. We are especially vulnerable to warming temperatures, extreme weather, sea level rise and “water stress,” on our sole-source aquifer. New York State has already passed the nation’s most ambitious climate protection law, but Nassau County must take action to achieve the goals laid out in this critical legislation and be leader in the fight for renewable energy. While the state has called for economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, this legislation would implement a more aggressive timetable for Nassau County and ensure the county is a leader in the state by achieving carbon neutrality in municipal operations by 2035.
WHEN: 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023
WHERE: Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue (Minority Caucus Media Room), Mineola, N.Y. 11501
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