The updated climate change impacts assessment will help residents, businesses, and policy-makers across New York State plan and prepare for climate change impacts and articulate the benefits of taking action to adapt to future climate conditions.

Climate change in New York encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases, in the U.S. state of New York. It is of concern due to its impact on the people, ecosystem, and economy of the state.

Sea level rise, heatwaves, floods, and more frequent storms are just a few climate change impacts that New York is experiencing. For more information on New York climate change data, indicators, and mapping tools see the additional resources listed below.

20 hours ago · ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional.. The lawsuit, filed in Albany, lists state Attorney General Letitia James and other officials as defendants.

Signed into law in 2019, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) is New York State's flagship climate change statute. The Climate Act requires New York to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels.

To confront these challenges and build a more resilient and equitable future for all New Yorkers, the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) regularly assesses the current state of the science on climate change and provides actionable, policy-relevant recommendations for adaptation and mitigation to the Mayor and City Council.

Climate change in New York City could affect buildings/structures, wetlands, water supply, health, and energy demand, due to the high population and extensive infrastructure in the region. [1] A seaport like New York is especially at risk if the sea level …

18 hours ago · Twenty-two states, led by West Virginia, are suing to block a recently approved New York law that requires fossil fuel companies to pay billions of dollars a year for contributing to climate change.

Following is a summary of how climate change will affect New York: A rise in sea level would seriously threaten miles of natural shoreline that provide undisturbed nesting habitat for birds and turtles as well as a refuge for rare beach plants on Shelter Island’s Mashomack Preserve. © Carl Heilmann II. WHAT NEW YORK CAN EXPECT

The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) started in 2009 and was codified in Local Law 42 of 2012 with a mandate to provide an authoritative and actionable source of scientific information on future climate change and its potential impacts.