Climate Action Council
The New York State Climate Action Council is a 22-member appointed body that has prepared a Scoping Plan to serve as the roadmap to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate goals.
Climate Action Council
The New York State Climate Action Council is a 22-member appointed body that has prepared a Scoping Plan to serve as the roadmap to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate goals.
Meet Your New York State Climate Action Council
Climate Action Council Members
Co-Chairs

Doreen Harris
President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Basil Seggos
Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
State Agencies & Authorities
- Richard Ball, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation
- Thomas Falcone, CEO, Long Island Power Authority
- Hope Knight, Commissioner and President & CEO, Empire State Development
- Justin Driscoll, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Power Authority
- Roberta Reardon, Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor
- Rory Christian, Chair, New York State Public Service Commission
- Robert J. Rodriguez, Secretary of State, New York State Department of State
- RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner and CEO, New York State Homes and Community Renewal
- Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
Council Appointees
- Mario Cilento, President, NYS AFL-CIO
- Donna L. DeCarolis, President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
- Gavin Donohue, President and CEO, Independent Power Producers of New York
- Dennis Elsenbeck, Head of Energy and Sustainability, Phillips Lytle
- Rose Harvey, Senior Fellow for Parks and Open Space, Regional Plan Association
- Bob Howarth, Professor, Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell
- Peter Iwanowicz
- Anne Reynolds, Executive Director, Alliance for Clean Energy New York
- Raya Salter, Esq., Principal, Imagine Power LLC
- Paul Shepson, Dean, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University
Climate Action Council Archive

Meetings and Hearings
View detailed information and recordings from the Council’s meetings and hearings.

Advisory Panels
View detailed information from the Advisory Panels, including recordings of past meetings and their recommendations for the Council.