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What does it mean for a city to be built to last?
In a city that is built to last, our homes and workplaces will require less energy for heating, cooling, and power. The energy those buildings will need comes from renewable sources that do not pollute our air and water or dangerously increase global temperatures. Residents of a city built to last are protected from rising sea levels and extreme weather.
Global climate change is the challenge of our generation. The stakes are high—for New Yorkers and for the world.
For this reason, New York City is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2050—the level the United Nations projects is needed to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change—and will chart a long-term course for a total transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy.
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Mayor de Blasio Commits to 80 Percent Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050, Starting with Sweeping Green Buildings PlanSeptember 21, 2014
Mayor de Blasio announced today that New York City is committing to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent over 2005 levels by 2050, starting with One City, Built to Last: Transforming New York City's Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future – a sweeping plan to retrofit public and private buildings to dramatically reduce the city's contributions to climate change, while spurring major cost savings and creating thousands of new jobs for New Yorkers who most need them. This makes New York the largest city to commit to the 80 percent reduction by 2050, and charts a long-term path for investment in renewable sources of energy and a total transition from fossil fuels.
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