ADVOCATES TO GOV. HOCHUL: MAKE "GREEDY PIG" OIL COMPANIES PAY FOR CLIMATE DAMAGES!

Groups urge support for "Climate Change Superfund Act" to charge oil companies $30 billion without costs being passed onto consumers; New Poll shows overwhelming majority of NYers Support Making Climate Polluters Pay for Climate Damages

ALBANY, NY (01/19/2023) (readMedia)-- Standing in the shadow of a giant inflatable pig, environmentalists will call on Governor Hochul to make the world's largest oil companies pay for the staggering infrastructure costs of dealing with climate change. The groups estimate that those costs could total $100 billion in New York over the next decade with more expenses as the world's climate worsens. At the event, ahead of the NYS Senate hearing on implementing the Climate Action Council Final Scoping Plan, groups will call Governor Hochul to include the "Climate Change Superfund Act" as part of her soon-to-be-released executive budget.

The groups will release a poll showing overwhelming public support for a plan that makes climate polluters – not taxpayers – pick up the tab for climate damages. The groups will also release an analysis from the think tank Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU Law that makes the case that charging Big Oil would not lead to higher consumer prices.

**This event will be livestreamed here**

WHO:

Blair Horner, Executive Director, NYPIRG

Katherine Nadeau, NY Renews

Raya Salter, Member, NYS Climate Action Council and Founder and Executive Director, Energy Justice Law & Policy Center

Conor Bambrick, Director of Climate Policy, Environmental Advocates NY
WHAT:

 Environmentalists will call on Governor Hochul to make the world’s largest oil companies pay for the staggering infrastructure costs of dealing with climate change.
WHEN: Thursday January 19, 2023 at 09:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Legislative Office Building, first floor
The Well
State St and Washington Ave
Albany, New York 12224
NOTES:

 This event will be livestreamed on NYPIRG's Facebook page.