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NYC Gets Greener! What We Learned from Tier 4 Winners

November 17, 2021 | Sal Brzozowski

On October 27, Urban Green hosted developers of two projects with one goal: inject New York City with an unprecedented amount of clean electricity. Thanks to NYSERDA’s Tier 4 program, Clean Path NY and Champlain Hudson Power Express have the chance to deliver 18 million MWh of renewable energy to the city. Developers of these transformational projects came together to discuss New York City’s role in meeting statewide climate goals and to share their plans to clean up the power grid.
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As Risks of Climate Change Rise, Investors Seek Greener Buildings

October 26, 2021 | New York Times

The project is part of a larger movement of investors steering money toward sustainable real estate, thanks to new technology and tougher standards that allow for better tracking of a development’s ability to reduce its carbon footprint.
Featuring Urban Green, LL97

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How the Big Apple is Taking On the Carbon Footprint from Buildings

September 24, 2021 | S&P Global

In this special New York Climate Week episode, the ESG Insider podcast explores how the built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of all global carbon dioxide emissions, and what it will take to decarbonize this vast sector.
Featuring Urban Green, Renewable Energy

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New York Plans Two Major Power Lines to Boost Climate Goals

September 20, 2021 | Bloomberg

New York plans to build two new major electricity transmission lines to help the state meet its ambitious climate goals, which include getting 70 percent of its power from renewable sources by the end of the decade.
Climate Change, Featuring Urban Green, Resiliency

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'Wake-Up Call:' As The Climate Crisis Becomes More Dire, Many Landlords Need Help Making Their Buildings Resilient

September 16, 2021 | Bisnow

With mostly small and midsized landlords in some of the hardest-hit areas of New York City left to foot a huge bill to recover from Hurricane Ida, the industry is putting pressure on the government to improve infrastructure and provide incentives, financing options and support to get more buildings where they need to be for the city to withstand climate events.