Catherine Dickert

Since August of 2022, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has received over $58mm in funding through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act to properly plug and abandon oil and gas wells thereby reducing methane emissions from these sources. This work adds to New York’s extensive efforts in reducing methane emissions via NY’s own 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. This session will provide insight into the cross-departmental collaboration, frameworks, and methodologies that have been developed to drive state-wide emissions reductions.