NYC to Spend $80 Million on Reducing GHG Emissions

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.