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December 12, 2007

NYC to Spend $80 Million on Reducing GHG Emissions

The mayor of New York City has announced a plan to reduce GHG emissions by 30% over the next 10 years.

Last week, mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an $80 million GHG reduction plan that will encompass 132 projects throughout the five boroughs of the city.  These projects will include energy-efficient lighting upgrades (including replacing the Brooklyn Bridge's 100-watt mercury vapor lamps with 24-watt LED lamps) and updates to heating and cooling systems all over New York (including new air conditioning units for the American Museum of Natural History).

The plan calls for a 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2017, which translates to 34,000 tons in reduced emission each year and a 10-year goal to reduce emissions by 1.1 million tons.

Another step in the right direction as the U.N.'s Climate Change Summit in Bali comes to a close later this week.

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PermalinkUN Suggests Bali Targets Too Ambitious
.The battle over whether to include greenhouse gas emissions guidelines in the "roadmap" for a new climate accord intensified Tuesday, with the Europeans and environmentalists clamoring for targets against opposition by the U.S. and others.
.http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3987003
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