New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced a proposed $268 billion budget on May 7, 2026, that would change emissions reduction targets and regulatory deadlines under the state's 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Hochul said, “an agreement has been reached with legislative leaders on key priorities.”
Under the proposed budget, lawmakers will set a requirement for 60% emissions reductions by 2040, replacing a 40% target by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The state's 2050 goal — an 85% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels — would remain unchanged.
Hochul and legislative leaders also agreed to push back the deadline for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt emissions reduction regulations. The 2019 CLCPA required regulations by 2024, a deadline the state missed. In late 2025, the New York Supreme Court, the state’s main trial court rather than its highest court, ordered the department to issue regulations by early 2026 unless the law changed. The new deadline would be 2028.
