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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Michael Hill

As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

Climate Goals - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Seven years ago, New York lawmakers set ambitious goals for slashing greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future. Now, with slow progress made and political realities shifting, Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a delay, saying she wants to save consumers money.

Times have “ radically changed," Hochul said, since 2019, when the state set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030.

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