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Tracker New York City Climate Action Tracker NYC’s Climate Policy Our Approach NYLCVEF.org Get Involved Toggle navigation New York City Climate Action Tracker Toggle navigation NYC’s Climate Policy Our Approach NYLCVEF.org Get Involved New York City Climate Action Tracker As the largest city in the United States and a hub of the global economy, New York City has the potential to lead the fight against climate change. Mayor de Blasio’s OneNYC plan, which outlines some of the most ambitious climate goals in the country, seeks to make NYC the most resilient, sustainable, and equitable city in the world. The plan—which was first released in 2015, and has since been updated—commits the city to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% from 2005 levels by 2050. Known as 80×50, the plan targets the building, energy, waste, and transportation sectors. read more How is NYC Doing? While the city has taken some steps to reduce emissions, they have only decreased 15% since 2005. The following chart shows GHG emission reductions by sector since 2005: Source: Inventory of New York City GHG Emissions Despite the city’s slow progress to date, there are reasons to be hopeful. In April 2019, the City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act: a package of bills designed to drastically reduce GHG emissions from buildings, the largest source of GHG emissions citywide. As an organization committed to fighting climate change and holding elected leaders accountable to their promises on the environment, the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) created the NYC Climate Action Tracker to follow the city’s progress on a selection of indicators and initiatives from the original OneNYC plan. Scroll down to find out how the city is doing. our approach Transportation 01—Double the number of cyclists. arrow icon Not Measurable The city originally used the In-Season Commuter Cycling Index for this indicator, but has since stopped using it. However, according to the NYC Department of Transportation, cycling increased 55% between 2012 and 2017. arrow icon 02—Create 200 new miles of bike lanes. arrow icon Complete As of July 2019, the city had 1,243 bike lane miles. arrow icon 03—Ensure that 250 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are operational. arrow icon Complete As of March 2020, 660 EV charging stations were in operation in the city. arrow icon Waste 04—Reduce city-collected refuse by 90%. arrow icon Incomplete In 2005, the city sent 3.6 million tons of waste to landfills. In 2019, 3.25 million tons were landfilled, which is equivalent to a 9.8% reduction. arrow icon 05—Expand the NYC Organics program to serve all New Yorkers. arrow icon Incomplete In April 2020, the city temporarily suspended organics collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the suspension, while some neighborhoods had the option to enroll in curbside collection, the programs did not serve all New Yorkers. arrow icon 06—Complete a study on commercial waste zones. arrow icon Complete A study on commercial waste zones was completed in 2016. arrow icon Energy & Buildings 07—Secure 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy power on city buildings. arrow icon Incomplete In 2019, the city generated 10.51 MW of renewable power on city buildings. arrow icon Quality of Life 08—Rank #1 in air quality among major U.S. cities. arrow icon Incomplete According to a three-year rolling average of EPA’s air quality statistics portal, NYC is in 6th place as of 2018. arrow icon 09—Reduce disparity of PM 2.5 across city neighborhoods 20%. arrow icon Complete In 2018, the city had achieved a 1.4 mg/m3, or 20% reduction, across city neighborhoods. arrow icon 10—Clean up 750 brownfield properties through city remediation programs. arrow icon Complete The city has cleaned up 756 brownfields as of 2019. arrow icon 11—Clean up at least 375 brownfields in low- and moderate-income communities. arrow icon Complete The city has cleaned up 415 brownfields in low- and moderate-income communities. arrow icon 12—Develop and adopt consistent resilient design guidelines for buildings in areas vulnerable to flooding, extreme wind, and heat. arrow icon Complete In 2019, the city partially completed this by developing guidelines for city buildings only. arrow icon 13—Increase the percentage of New Yorkers living within walking distance of a park to 85%. arrow icon Incomplete In 2019, 81.5% of New Yorkers were within walking distance to a park. arrow icon New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 30 Broad Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 212.361.6350...