How New York's 2030 emissions mandates could be met

And the Mothership is set to land in Albany on Monday.

Good afternoon — It’s Friday and Sleep Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• New York could meet its 2030 mandate to reduce carbon emissions by 40% without doing much more than it is now, according to the state.

• Here’s a look at what that would involve and why it wouldn’t sit well with lawmakers and environmental advocates.

• The Mothership is scheduled to land in Planet Albany Monday.

• Toys that include chatbots powered by AI would be banned under a newly introduced bill.

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Deborah Glick, Peter Harckham, Robert Howarth, Andrew Gounardes, Grace Lee, James Skoufis

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⚡ How New York could meet its 2030 emissions mandates without accelerating its energy strategy

Tucked hundreds of pages into the state’s recently approved energy plan is a single sentence that makes a bold projection about New York’s strategy on reducing carbon emissions.

The projection shows New York could reach a 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, as mandated by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, without accelerating renewable energy development.

All it would take is a few strokes of the pen, though the result is something that environmental advocates and some lawmakers have warned would undercut the state’s commitments on climate change.