A slew of climate activists lambasted Governor Kathy Hochul in Midtown on Monday, roasting the embattled head of state for failing to take action on climate legislation just as the Big Apple begins its heatwave.Climate activists lambasted Gov. Kathy Hochul in Midtown on Monday for failing to take action on climate legislation just as the Big Apple begins its heatwave.
Despite the passage of the Build Public Renewables Act , speakers charged that under Governor Hochul’s tenure, the activists noted that New York’s share of renewable energy has increased by less than 1%. Should that pace continue unchanged, they argued that it leaves out of reach the goal of a 70% renewable energy grid by 2030 — as required under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act .