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Climate Change, NYC Initiatives, Renewable Energy

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What Does Closing Indian Point Mean for NYC Carbon Emissions?

October 17, 2018 | Urban Green Council

There is an elephant looming in NYC’s climate planning: the loss of 2,000 megawatts of low-carbon electricity from Indian Point Energy Center.
Climate Change, Community, Resiliency

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Resiliency: The Price of Inaction

September 12, 2018 | Ellen Honigstock

Our 2018 Conference will examine how we value—and finance—resilience.
90 by 50, Climate Change, Electrifying Buildings, Healthy Buildings

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80x50: Live Better Electrically (Again)

September 20, 2017 | Christopher Halfnight

NYC's 80x50 plan relies on the electrification of buildings citywide—but it isn't the first widespread effort to tout the benefits of electrifying buildings.
90 by 50, Climate Change, Electrifying Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Healthy Buildings, Renewable Energy

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Beyond efficiency: Changing our buildings’ energy impact

September 13, 2017 | Rafael Pelli

Architects rarely consider a building's energy use in relation to NYC's power grid—but with electrification on the horizon, should they?
Climate Change

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Parks and Sequestration

June 14, 2017 | Rebecca Elzinga

Remarking that an early morning lecture on soil science doesn’t always draw a crowd, the speakers for Capturing Carbon in Urban Soil were delighted to see a packed house for their discussion of urban carbon sequestration.

News / Climate Change

What Does Closing Indian Point Mean for NYC Carbon Emissions?

Resiliency: The Price of Inaction

80x50: Live Better Electrically (Again)

Beyond efficiency: Changing our buildings’ energy impact

Parks and Sequestration