Carbon Neutrality Possible by 2050
New York City can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through a dramatic ramp-up of renewable energy, deep emissions cuts across its building and transportation sectors, and transitioning to low-carbon fuels, according to a joint study led by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the two major energy companies, Con Edison and National Grid.
The study analyzed three pathway scenarios to understand the opportunities, risks and tradeoffs for advancing programs and policies promoting energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable electricity and gas. The report does not make policy recommendations, but highlights multiple strategies that could help the City meet its energy and climate goals. The utilities — essential partners in supporting citywide decarbonization — will consider these findings as they work toward a net zero future for all the communities they serve.
“This study is critical to understanding how energy will be supplied and used over the next 30 years in New York City,” said Jane Gajwani, DEP’s Office of Energy and Resource Recovery Program Director. “As DEP continues to plan how to reach carbon and energy neutrality as an Agency, this study helped bring into focus for us the highest and best use of the renewable resources we are stewards of, and how to achieve the greatest good for both the City and the environment.”
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