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By 2030, the city’s large buildings must cut their carbon emissions by 40 percent. Here’s how that can happen.
The Act would ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in new buildings. The 2025 code update will undergo a public comment period before the council votes on the new code provisions. If the council ...
Building owners are scrambling to meet new rules on greenhouse gas emissions. New York’s congressional candidates do the last-minute primary shuffle. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday ...
Carbon emissions from buildings represent 32% of the state total, so mandating electrification in new construction will move New York closer to reaching its climate law dictating a 40% reduction ...
New York has become the first state in the US to pass a law that bans the use of fossil fuels in most new buildings. The budget bill that included this new ban was approved by lawmakers last night.
About 70 percent of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings. The law targets properties over 25,000 square feet, ranging from low-rise buildings with a few dozen apartments ...
New York just became the first state to ban gas hookups from new buildings to fight climate change and air pollution. What's preventing California from doing the same?
Buildings are New York’s largest polluters, accounting for 32% of the state’s climate-heating greenhouse gas emissions. Studies from RMI found that New York state and New York City’s all-electric ...