Kevin Clark criticizes New York's 40% CO2 reduction target
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 7
Kevin Clark criticizes New York's 40% CO2 reduction target
2 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 7
In a Wall Street Journal letter, Clark of Franklin, Tennessee said meeting the 2030 goal would likely require 40% of New York's population to leave.
His response was prompted by the May 1 editorial “Albany Demands a Climate Sacrifice”, framing the state's climate policy as economically and politically damaging.
The latest report is an opinion letter rather than a policy change, adding criticism to ongoing debate over New York's emissions targets and their potential social and economic effects.
Will New York's climate goals be met by policy success or by population exodus?
Is New York's climate plan becoming too expensive for its own residents to afford?