Next Mayor Will Inherit Job of Implementing 2019 Law Setting Building Emissions Caps
The most far-reaching part of the Climate Mobilization Act is Local Law 97, which places caps on how much greenhouse gas can be emitted from large residential and commercial buildings. The incoming Mayor's first term will roughly coincide with several of the key implementation deadlines in the law. In this edition of their Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan review the key elements of Local Law 97 and offer five suggestions for how the next Mayor might deal with the challenges it presents.
July 07, 2021 at 12:45 PM
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Whoever becomes New York City's next Mayor will need to pivot quickly to implementing a collection of laws adopted in 2019 and bundled together as the Climate Mobilization Act. These laws are designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New York City by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Because 70% of the greenhouse gases emitted in New York City are generated by how New Yorkers heat, light and power buildings, the Climate Mobilization Act includes Local Laws 92 and 94, which require that new buildings or buildings undergoing major roof renovations include solar panels and/or green roofs; Local Law 95, which requires that buildings conduct annual energy efficiency reviews and publicly post their scores as a letter grade; and Local Law 96, which establishes the New York City Sustainable Energy Loan program.
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