紐約州州長凱西·霍赫爾 (Kathy Hochul) 宣布簽署《氣候變化超級基金法案》,這是一項新立法,旨在要求化石燃料公司按照其對溫室氣體排放的貢獻(xiàn)比例,支付適應(yīng)氣候變化所需的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投資的一部分。立法文本估計,新法案預(yù)計要求化石燃料公司到2050年支付約750億美元,即每年約30億美元。
英文原文如下:
New York to Charge Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Infrastructure to Cope with Climate Change
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the signing of the Climate Change Superfund Act, a new piece of legislation aimed at requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for a share, proportionate to their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, of the investments in infrastructure needed to adapt to climate change.
The text of the legislation estimates that the new act is anticipated to require fossil fuel companies to pay approximately $75 billion through 2050, or about $3 billion per year.