Credit wikimedia commons / Wikihelp7586 Advocates of the New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 used the occasion of Earth Day to push for passage of the funding needed to meet the legislation’s ambitious green energy goals. Among them are an 85 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and 100 percent zero emissions electricity by 2040. Communications Coordinator with NY Renews Arielle Swernoff says the Climate and Community Investment Act, or CCIA would raise $10 to $15 billion a year from corporate polluters. " It would invest the money into building out our renewable infrastructure and to creating good, green jobs into programs that are locally led and run by communities on the front lines of the crisis."