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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 governors from across the U.S. 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.

 

Alliance states and territories are achieving lower levels of air pollution, delivering more energy savings to homes and businesses, preparing more effectively for climate impacts, generating more electricity from zero-carbon sources, and collectively employing over 40% more workers in the clean energy sector than the rest of the country. For more information on Alliance members’ bipartisan, cross-sector climate action, see our Fact Sheet.

 

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