Back in the U.S., over 200 New Yorkers, including activists, union members and elected leaders, gathered to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority to build 15 gigawatts of renewable energy. New York has proposed building just 3.5 gigawatts of renewable energy. This is Dalourny Nemorin of South Bronx Unite.

Dalourny Nemorin: “2025 is coming, and the world is literally on fire, brush fires everywhere. The Bronx has the highest brush fires in the past two weeks. And we have a Democratic governor and a Democratic majority in Albany. This is not the time to slow down on reforms. Fifteen gigawatts is possible.”

New York City Assembly member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani warned Governor Hochul is legally bound to fulfill New York’s climate goals as laid out in the Build Public Renewables Act.

Zohran Mamdani: “If you want to know how we can defeat the Donald Trump far-right movement, it’s by showing that we actually have a workable alternative, because if working-class people can’t breathe the air, if they can’t afford to live in the city they call home because they can’t find a union job, and if they look around at their favorite parks being on fire, why would they trust us?”