Reissued: Upcoming Meetings

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Join Us for the Climate Action Council and Climate Justice Working Group Meetings 

Climate Action Council Meeting 

The next meeting of the Climate Action Council (Council) will be held on Monday, August 23rd at 2:00 p.m. The Council is a 22-member committee that will prepare a Scoping Plan to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate agenda. 

WebEx Event Number: 145 169 9518
Call In: +1-415-655-0003
Access Code: 145 169 9518

The Climate Action Council meeting will include live captioning in multiple languages. To view live captioning during the meeting, attendees can join the presentation through PowerPoint Live using a computer or smartphone. For details on how to use PowerPoint Live for live captioning, please view the Live Captioning Guide (PDF). A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Climate Act website within three days of the meeting, or as soon as practicable.

Please visit https://climate.ny.gov/Climate-Action-Council/Meetings-and-Materials for additional information and materials. 

Climate Justice Working Group

The Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. The CJWG is comprised of representatives from Environmental Justice communities statewide, including three members from New York City communities, three members from rural communities, and three members from urban communities in upstate New York, as well as representatives from the State Departments of Environmental Conservation, Health, Labor, and NYSERDA. The CJWG is tasked with establishing criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities for the purposes of co-pollutant reductions, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, regulatory impact statements, and the allocation of investments pursuant to the CLCPA.

This informational meeting will not take any official action but include presentations on mapping analysis and will be conducted by teleconference. Members of the public are welcome to listen to the meeting via webcast.

When: Thursday, August 26, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

Where: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0f070e8a9cf11868a276fd170fc0a521

Audio: Dial 1-518-549-0500; Access code: 161 537 6360#

This meeting will also be recorded and posted on the Climate Act website within three days, or as soon as practicable.