NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday launched “PlaNYC: making sustainable development“, New York City’s long-term strategic climate plan that highlights the city’s efforts to protect New Yorkers from climate threats, improve quality of life, and build a green economy.
It is the fifth in a series of climate plans released by the city every four years, as required by local law, and was developed with input from the New York City Climate Cabinet, which is made up of representatives from more than 35 municipal agencies and offices. , the Sustainability Advisory Council and stakeholders.
Actions in the plan are specifically focused on execution and implementation, delivering on the promises made to New Yorkers, and creating an equitable, healthy, and resilient future. PlaNYC: making sustainable development it also highlights opportunities to leverage available state and federal funding sources, and joins Mayor Adams’ calls to ensure that New York City receives its fair share of state and federal funding.
“We’re in this together, we’ll get through this together, and I’m so proud of the work we’re doing to protect our city, Mother Earth, and all New Yorkers from the effects of climate change,” the mayor said. Adams. “New York City has already taken significant steps to become more sustainable, resilient, and equitable, including launching the Lower East Side Resilience Project, passing Local Law 97 to reduce building emissions, and rapidly electrifying the city. fleet of our city, already the greenest in the nation. But we’re just getting started. Today, we’re taking those efforts to the next level with PlaNYC: making sustainable development, which will increase resilience, protect our infrastructure and save lives. This plan aims to ensure that our seniors can afford an air conditioner and their monthly utility bill to stay cool in the increasingly hot weather, give our youth the opportunity to get the education and training they need to be part of the new green economy and make sure that all New Yorkers have the opportunity to drive an electric vehicle, install solar panels or retrofit their homes, no matter where they live or working. We have much to be proud of and much to protect, and PlaNYC will create a cleaner, greener, fairer city for everyone.
Climate budgeting is a process that incorporates science-based climate considerations into the city’s budget decision-making process by assessing how current actions and spending contribute to achieving longer-term climate goals. The process ayudará has the city to understand the climatic impact of los dólares gastados, to identify dónde se necessary más inversion y to promote inversions prospectivas para lograr de manera equitativa emisiones netas cero en toda la ciudad para 2050, así como reforzar la resiliencia al calor extremo y flooding.
The City of New York will be encuentra en medio de tremendos desafíos presupuestarios creados en parte por la crisis de asylum seekers, la diminution de los los ingresos taxes y el fin de los los estímulo de la era COVID-19 del gobierno federal, según funcionarios from the city.
PlaNYC aims to ensure that the state provides New York residents and businesses with a fair share of climate finance. Therefore, the city formed the New York City Federal Infrastructure Funding Task Force, which works to maximize federal and state funding by helping to select robust, shovel-ready projects that meet the guidelines. and standards of new and existing competitive grant opportunities. .
The city will install solar power, electric building infrastructure, green roofs and other renewable energy on all viable properties in the city by 2035. The city will also phase out capital expenditures for new equipment and fossil fuel infrastructure and will introduce major text zoning throughout the city. amendment — “Yes City for Carbon Neutrality” — that will remove barriers to clean energy deployment, facilitate building retrofits for sustainability, and remove barriers to electrification.
“I am proud of PlaNYC, which not only responds to the pressing challenges facing our planet, but also reflects our commitment to integrating sustainability into our strategic priorities,” said Chief of Staff Camille Joseph Varlack. “By implementing this plan, we are taking bold steps towards a more sustainable future, and I am confident that our collective efforts will have a significant impact on preserving our planet for generations to come.”
In addition, the City will seek funding from the Federal Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to provide 3,000 households with proactive door-to-door outreach and financial assistance for rooftop solar panels in over the next five years.
“This administration is deeply committed to building a sustainable city, launching the nation’s largest curbside composting program in all five boroughs over the next 18 months,” the Department of Health Commissioner said. New York City Sanitation, Jessica Tisch. “I hope to help implement many programs in this report.”