Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo speaks on the soon-to-be-opened Kosciuszko Bridge during a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he would invest in renewable energy projects and expand wind and solar use in an effort to create as many as 40,000 jobs by 2020, according to a press release.

Cuomo and the governors of California and Washington state this week said they had formed a U.S. climate alliance to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement, after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw from the agreement.