Marie French at Politico reports an alliance of Unions and Environmental Groups has returned after scoring a victory last year with a new target: shovel-ready plans to decarbonize the biggest New York State-owned energy gobblers.  The coalition has already made major progress by getting both the Assembly and Senate to include their proposal to require decarbonization of State-owned buildings in their one-house budget plans.  That includes mandating the completion of shovel-ready plans to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use at the 15 biggest polluters by April 2025, with a focus on large-scale geo-thermal and other thermal energy networks.  The UpgradeNY Campaign has the backing of the AFL-CIO and the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council.  

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