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HOW CAN WE COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS?

We can work to pass legislation that will put into law effective ways to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, wean the U.S. off fossil fuels, and increase carbon sequestration. At the same time, it is important to address issues of environmental injustice and to reduce toxins and waste in our environment.
The Huddle is a member of NY Renews, a coalition of over 300 environmental, justice, faith, labor, and community groups, and the force behind the nation’s most progressive climate law. We fight for good jobs and climate justice.

The Huddle also works to pass legislation and change policy about other environmental issues, such as plastic pollution. Go to the Huddle's 2024 Legislation Tracker to see what bills are in the New York legislature, including their current status and bill sponsors and cosponsors. You will also find a page with links to useful websites.

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NY Renews is currently organizing around the Climate, Jobs & Justice Package, a legislative roadmap to rapidly decarbonize New York, make our state healthier and more equitable, ensure a just transition for workers, and help create an accessible green economy for all. It is organized around three key demands that individually and collectively advance the goals of NY’s Climate Act:
1. Fully Fund and Implement New York's Climate Act

2. Build Renewable Energy for All and Create Good, Green Union Jobs

3. Make Polluters and the Ultra-Rich Pay What They Owe

PLASTIC POLLUTION

The production of plastic uses fossil fuels, contributing to global warming, and the facilities that produce and incinerate plastic are often in low-income communities and communities of color. Less than 1/3 of all plastic bottles will ever be recycled. Microplastic contamination that is ingested by fish and sea mammals have been found in rivers, lakes, and oceans. For more information go to Beyond Plastics.

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One important step in decreasing plastic pollution and decreasing the its production is to pass the federal Break Free From Plastics Act (S.984/H.R.2238). The bill will ban plastic bags and styrene, implement a national bottle bill, and implement extended producer responsibility.

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