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New York’s Clean Energy Programs: The High Cost Of Symbolic Environmentalism

New York’s Clean Energy Programs: The High Cost Of Symbolic Environmentalism

Full Title: New York’s Clean Energy Programs: The High Cost Of Symbolic Environmentalism
Author(s): Jonathan A. Lesser
Publisher(s): The Heartland Institute
Publication Date: August 1, 2017
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Description (excerpt):

“In 2016, the New York Public Service Commission enacted the Clean Energy Standard (CES), under which 50% of all electricity sold by the state’s utilities must come from renewable generating resources by 2030, and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) must be reduced by 40%. The CES also incorporates New York’s previous emissions reduction mandate, which requires that the state’s GHG emissions be reduced 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 (the ’80 by 50′ mandate).”

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