Reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with goals outlined in Local Law 97 § 3

Date Due: 01/01/2030
Responsible Entity: NYC Government
Action: Reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with goals outlined in Local Law 97 § 3
Summary: The city government is charged with reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Status: Pending: On September 12, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams launched a plan to cut carbon emissions from the city’s large buildings, “Getting 97 Done.”
Statute: LL97 § 3 adds new NYC Administrative Code § 24-803(a)(1)

Statutory Language:

LL97 § 3: "Paragraph (1) of subdivision a of section 24-803 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 66 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows:

(1) Reduction of emissions citywide. There shall be, at minimum, a 40 percent reduction in citywide emissions by calendar year 2030, and an 80 percent reduction in citywide emissions by calendar year 2050, relative to such emissions for the base year for citywide emissions."