City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Green Job Opportunities in NYC Face a Downturn, Report Finds
After rising for the last decade, the number of green job opportunities in New York City declined between 2022 and 2023, from 19,476 to 15,501. The recent dip suggests that continued growth "is far from assured," a new report says.
“No part of New York City’s economy has greater potential for long term growth than the green economy,” said Eli Dvorkin, policy director at CUF and co-author of the study. “But our report finds that job growth has been far slower than most city leaders anticipated.”
Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Do What Eric Adams Won’t—Solve NYC’s Affordability & Climate Crises
“Through a tax on the mega-rich, the Livable New York Act would fund 100,000 units of deeply affordable housing and transition every building in New York off of fossil fuels over the next 10 years—all while creating tens of thousands of good union jobs for New Yorkers.”
Opinion: Children, Parents & Grandparents Call for Hochul to Move Faster on Climate Action
“While I cannot always prevent pollution from entering my kids’ lungs, I can call on Gov. Hochul to move forward with cap-and-invest and pass strong climate legislation.”
