纽约州州长凯西·霍赫尔 (Kathy Hochul) 宣布签署《气候变化超级基金法案》,这是一项新立法,旨在要求化石燃料公司按照其对温室气体排放的贡献比例,支付适应气候变化所需的基础设施投资的一部分。立法文本估计,新法案预计要求化石燃料公司到2050年支付约750亿美元,即每年约30亿美元。
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.