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2023 Climate Week Media Advisory

U.S. Climate Alliance Governors to Make Major Announcement at Climate Week NYC Tomorrow

New York, New York | September 21, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, and White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi will host a news conference tomorrow in New York City during Climate Week NYC, featuring a major announcement from the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 25 governors representing approximately 60 percent of the U.S. economy and 55 percent of the U.S. population.

 

Date/Time: Tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 10am EDT

Location: New York, NY

Livestream: https://bit.ly/Alliance-ClimateWeek2023

Participants:

  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (Alliance co-chair elect)
  • Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (Alliance co-chair)
  • Maine Gov. Janet Mills (Alliance co-chair)
  • Assistant to the President & National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi
  • U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims
About the Alliance

Launched on June 1, 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by the previous administration’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, at least 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.

 

The Alliance’s states and territories continue to demonstrate that climate action goes hand-in-hand with economic growth, job creation, and better public health. While reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions by 19%, Alliance members increased their collective GDP by 30%. The coalition’s states and territories are employing more workers in the clean energy sector, achieving lower levels of dangerous air pollutants, and preparing more effectively for climate impacts and executing more pre-disaster planning than the rest of the country. 

 

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