greenhouse gas emissions

Draft rules proposed by the Adams administration include loopholes that could allow wealthy building owners to pay their way out of making the necessary retrofits for energy efficiency.

Greenidge Generation, the natural gas-fueled facility, is supposed to close under the decision. But its owners plan to keep operating, as they fight for an appeal.

"This has never been done before and it’s globally significant."

The overarching goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, by sourcing '100 percent clean electricity.'

Big buildings across the city will have to reduce emissions 40 percent by 2030.

Mayor de Blasio said, 'Climate change is an existential threat to New Yorkers and our planet. Acting now is nothing short of a moral imperative.'