What is NY doing about Climate Change?
Plans and Programs
New York State has several programs and policies that will lower energy use, reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, and prepare for unavoidable climate change. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has strengthened these programs with strategic statewide plans and legislation to improve New York s resilience and adaptive capacity.
Statewide Climate Planning
Climate Risk and Resiliency Act - By the 2050s, sea level is expected to be as much as 30 inches (2.5 feet) higher in New York s coastal area. By 2100, New York s coast could see up to 6 feet of sea-level rise. New York is very vulnerable to the impacts of sea-level rise, including storm surge and coastal flooding. In 2014, Governor Cuomo signed the Community Risk and Resiliency Act (CRRA) to ensure that applicants for specific permits or funding demonstrate that future climate risks due to sea-level rise, storm surge, and flooding have been considered, and have been incorpo