Editorial: N.Y.'s big green move the Times Union Editorial Board Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A Chevron Corp. flag flies on the drilling floor of a Nabors Industries Ltd. drill rig in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 1, 2018.Daniel Acker / Bloomberg News Service THE ISSUE: The state comptroller plans a zero-carbon investment portfolio in 20 years, and warns of divestment even sooner. THE STAKES: It puts the weight of New York’s pension fund behind the fight against climate change and the push for green energy. ---- The time is coming when the United States and much of the rest of the world will move beyond fossil fuels to more sustainable ways of satisfying humanity’s massive energy needs. A move by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli this week may well help make that change come sooner.