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The NYC Climate Dashboard, which my administration launched last year, tracks our collective efforts to drastically reduce emissions, convert to 100% clean energy, make a just transition to a green economy, and adapt our infrastructure to protect New Yorkers.
It’s an excellent tool for everyday New Yorkers to learn more about the climate crisis and NYC’s progress! Here are some key updates to the dashboard:
- After a drop in overall city emissions in 2020, emissions from buildings, transportation, and waste went back up in 2021—putting the City further away from its emissions reduction goals.
- New York City power mix is now 89% fossil-fuel, an increase from 75% in 2020 largely due to the closure of the Indian Point Power Plant.
- The City installed 72 megawatts of solar in 2022. If the rate of solar installation continues at this rate for the next eight years, the City can meet its modest goal of installing 1,000 megawatts of solar power by 2030.
- Building energy scores saw modest improvements, a 2% increase in Energy Star Scores A and B, 1% decrease in D-graded buildings.
New features added this week also include data on emissions from the City’s pension funds’ investments to help track our progress towards our Net Zero by 2040 emissions reduction goals, and map overlays to study how climate change is affecting communities that have historically borne the brunt of pollution.
Will you take a moment to view our interactive NYC Climate Dashboard?
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