We fight climate change, conserve land and water, and protect public health in New York State through political action.

Under New York state’s 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act), the state is obligated by law to drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as it strives to achieve 70 percent renewable energy by 2030, with several intermittent goals along the way.

By Peter Aronson Climate change is increasingly causing extreme weather around the globe, including more hurricanes and other storms, record-breaking

New York State is a major agriculture producer, and the New York League of Conservation Voters wants to make sure these resources and land are preserved, enhanced and used as appropriately and efficiently as possible in our state’s ongoing effort to maintain our farms, and along the way, reduce our carbon footprint. We reduce our carbon footprint by eating food grown and processed locally, because the transportation of food over long distances is a significant producer of greenhouse gasses. Plus, farmland is the least carbon-intensive land use and can even capture and sequester atmospheric carbon pollution. New York’s agriculture sector is a vital state resource that must be preserved and protected by our state and its leaders. We need strong programs and key legislation that will encourage farming and ensure that those providing our local food supply are in a sound position to succeed. Here is what the League is advocating for so New York State agriculture can grow and prosper in the future: