Meetings and Materials
The Climate Action Council is responsible for developing a Scoping Plan to reduce New York’s greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050. The Council will be supported by a Just Transition Working Group and sector-specific Advisory Panels, whose members will contribute a diversity of expertise in drafting a suite of recommendations for the Council's Scoping Plan. Together, these groups will determine the emissions reductions strategies necessary to combat climate change, ensuring that the most vulnerable among us benefit from clean energy and guaranteeing that New Yorkers thrive in the low-carbon economy.
Advisory Panels
Agriculture and Forestry Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Monday, August 24, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Wednesday, November 2, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Energy Efficiency and Housing Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021Energy-Intensive and Trade-Exposed Industries Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Monday, October 5, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Land Use and Local Government Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Wednesday, October 29, 2020
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Wednesday, December 17, 2020
Monday, February 1, 2020
Monday, February 22, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021
Monday, April 8, 2021
Monday, April 14, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Power Generation Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020
Monday, January 11, 2021
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Monday, February 12, 2021
Wednesday, February 22, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021
Transportation Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meeting Materials
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Electrification and Fuels Roundtable
Public Transportation/Smart Growth Roundtable
Friday, December 18, 2020
Friday, January 13, 2021
Wednesday, January 18, 2021
Market-based Policies and Financing Roundtable
Thursday, January 21, 2021 Wednesday, February 10, 2021Thursday, February 18, 2021
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Tuesday, March 18, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Waste Advisory Panel
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings at this time.
Past Meetings Materials
Friday, December 4, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Monday, January 4, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Monday, February 22, 2021 Wednesday, March 3, 2021Just Transition Working Group
Just Transition Working Group
Just Transition Working Group Jobs Study
The 2021 Just Transition Working Group Jobs Study (Jobs Study) is required by New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) to provide a robust understanding of the impacts of climate change mitigation, to assess potential effects on the job market, and to understand impacts to training, education, and workforce development.
Information from the Climate Act provided the foundation for the Jobs Study, supporting the development of research objectives, methodology, and deliverables. The objectives of the study, as outlined in the legislation, are to:
- Measure the number of jobs created in various sectors to counter climate change, which include but are not limited to the energy, building, and working lands sectors
- Examine projection of the inventory of jobs needed and skills and training required to meet the demand of jobs to counter climate change, and examine the projected workforce disruption due to community transitions from a low-carbon economy
- Advise the Climate Action Council on issues and opportunities for workforce development and training related to energy efficiency measures, renewable energy, and other clean energy technologies, with specific focus on training and workforce opportunity for disadvantaged communities and segments of the population that may be underrepresented in the clean energy workforce, such as veterans, women, and formerly incarcerated persons
Past Meeting Materials
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Wednesday, November 17, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Thursday, February 23, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Economic Impacts of Investing in Climate Mitigation in New York Forests and Agriculture
Natural and Working Lands Job Study
The Economic Impacts of Investing in Climate Mitigation in New York Forests and Agriculture study supplements the Jobs Study with more detailed estimates of economic impacts in the Natural and Working Lands sectors for three greenhouse gas abatement strategies identified by the Climate Action Council’s Agriculture and Forestry Advisory Panel (reforestation, afforestation, and dairy farm manure methane management). New York was fortunate to be selected for support by the United States Climate Alliance (USCA) through a competitive process which enabled a team of economists at RTI International to perform the analysis in close collaboration with stakeholders from NYSERDA, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Agriculture & Markets, USCA, and subject matter experts from the Agriculture and Forestry Advisory Panel. Results of the analysis include jobs and wages by economic development region, levels of greenhouse gas reductions in relation to costs and discussion of co-benefits.