Challenging Cuomo From Left, Cynthia Nixon Gets Big Applause for Going Huge on Climate

Challenging Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo from the left, Cynthia Nixon received a ringing endorsement from one of the nation’s most respected climate action groups on Friday just after she unveiled a far-reaching plan to make sure the state is doing everying possible to transition off fossil fuels and towards a more sustainable and just energy future.

“We need to make a bold commitment to invest in renewable energy, one that will get us off fossil fuels completely and provide thousands of new jobs — especially in the communities most impacted by pollution and climate change,” Nixon said as she announced her Climate just platform.

“We must transition from an economy based in toxic carbon emissions toward an economy that protects workers, our communities, and our planet,” she added. “It won’t be easy. But we don’t have a choice.”

Among the key policy planks Nixon’s plan:

The platform was greeted with enthusiasm by 350 Action’s executive direction May Boeve as well as 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben.

“2018 is the year to say ‘enough is enough’ to to the fossil fuel industry,” declared Boeve in a statement. “We expect elected officials at all levels to be rejecting new fossil fuel projects, refusing fossil fuel money, and jump starting a just and equitable transition to 100% renewable energy. Our movement has pushed New York to a place of global leadership by banning fracking and divesting from fossil fuels. We applaud Cynthia Nixon’s plan to build on these hard-fought movement victories by moving us closer to a fossil free world that works for all of us.”