NYC Climate Action Alliance

New York City is facing a moment of climate change reckoning. Its iconic skyline has long symbolized the can-do attitude of New Yorkers. We are innovators. We solve problems. We overcome challenges and find ways to prosper. Yet New York City’s buildings also account for approximately two-thirds of the city’s greenhouse gas footprint, contributing to far-ranging environmental, economic, and health effects. These effects disproportionately burden the city’s most vulnerable populations and communities. 

To mitigate the impacts of climate change not only from our iconic buildings but from all greenhouse gas contributing sectors, the city is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. This visionary goal, which the city pledged to accomplish in a just and equitable way, pushes the limits of the possible – and for New Yorkers, that’s nothing new.

The NYC Climate Action Alliance is a not-for-profit organization working with New Yorkers in the private sector and civil society to support New York City’s ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment. The Alliance:

• Convenes stakeholders in neutral forums to discuss complex challenges and innovative sustainability solutions;
• Focuses on reducing carbon emissions from our buildings to make deep energy retrofits of the industry standard;
• Helps our network and outside stakeholders realize the competitive advantage of investments in sustainability; and
• Researches, analyzes, and maps major trends to understand core challenges and help structure policies, goals, strategies, actions, and proposed investments to advance sustainability.