By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 8:07 PM ET Jul. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:07 PM EDT Jul. 01, 2021 SHARE The New York State Climate Action Council is a 22-member committee working to map out the steps New York will have to take to meet climate goals set in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), signed in 2019 by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The primary goal of the law is to eliminate 100% of climate pollution caused by humans. It calls for an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 40% by 2030. The Climate Action Council includes stakeholders from science, academia, the environmental community, agriculture, the energy sector and more. Under the umbrella of the Climate Action Council (CAC), there are multiple advisory panels that are each focused on a single economic sector.