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Climate and Community Protection Act Could Decrease Carbon Emissions by 100 Percent by 2050 Climate and Community Protection Act

By Adrianne Morales

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Clean energy advocates want legislators to establish a law that would lessen the state’s use of fossil fuels. Supporters say the Climate and Community Protection Act is predicted to reduce man-made carbon emissions by 100 percent by the year 2050. Richard Boyle protested the act outside of the Capitol because he is not convinced that clean energy should be a priority.

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Clean energy advocate, Bridget Froding, protested outside the Capitol in favor of the act because she believes legislator’s aren’t giving clean energy enough urgency.

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According to the Associated Press, no vote has been scheduled, but supporters say they hope lawmakers make it a priority before June. Adrianne Morales, N-C-C News.

Clean energy supporters and non-supporters in Upstate New York have mixed feelings about the proposed Climate and Community Protection Act.

The act expects to reduce man-made carbon emissions by 100 percent by the year 2050.

Despite the possible outcome of the act, Richard Boyle, a protester of the act outside of the Capitol, is not convinced that funding clean energy should be a priority.

“I do realize that humans have an impact on the environment, but I don’t think it’s that large of an impact, especially in the United States. We’re less that five percent of the global population and us changing the way we treat the environment would probably not have that great of an impact,” said Boyle.

Clean energy advocate, Bridget Froding thinks lawmakers are not doing enough to support clean energy and believes it should be treated more serious.

“I’m scared and I think humans need to do so much more than we’re doing,” said Froding. “There’s so much evidence of humans being the reason why we’re destroying the planet. How else would the planet literally be falling apart.”

A vote on the law has not yet been scheduled.

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