New York's Climate Ambitions Face a Setback: State Budget Scales Back on Emissions Reduction Targets In a move that has sparked concern among environmental advocates, the latest state budget has rolled back New York's ambitious climate goals. The revised budget, which was finalized in the early hours of the morning, scales back the state's target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. This decision comes as a blow to those who had been pushing for more aggressive action to combat climate change, which is increasingly affecting New Yorkers through extreme weather events and rising sea levels. The revised budget's implications for the state's clean energy industry and efforts to transition away from fossil fuels are also unclear, leaving many to wonder what this shift in policy means for New York's climate future.
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