On Tuesday September 12th, last week, New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams launched “Getting 97 Done,” a new strategy to cut harmful carbon emissions from the city’s many large buildings as obliged under Local Law 97 of 2019. The plan aims to deliver the goals outlined in the broader “PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done,” New York City’s long-term strategic climate plan that Mayor Adams released in April 2023. It also builds on the US national administration’s comprehensive target of carbon neutrality by 2050, which also focuses on reducing emissions from various types of buildings. The new plan includes four key elements: identifying and targeting city, state, federal, and utility-based financing and funding for upgrades; providing buildings with needed technical advice through the NYC Accelerator; implementing key enforcement mechanisms via a NYC Department of Buildings rule package; and decarbonizing central systems in partnership with New York State. As the key elements of the plan show, the […]