{"id":5103,"date":"2025-03-24T23:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/?post_type=program&#038;p=5103"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:02:56","slug":"decarbonizing-new-york-citys-future-buildings-with-local-law-154","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/programs\/decarbonizing-new-york-citys-future-buildings-with-local-law-154\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCHIVE: Decarbonizing New York City\u2019s Future Buildings with Local Law 154"},"template":"","class_list":["post-5103","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program_tax-decarbonizing-new-york-citys-future-buildings-with-local-law-154"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":5113,"program_type":false,"abstract":"Seventy-one percent of New York City\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, the air pollution that causes climate change, come from buildings burning fossil fuels like natural gas. We helped pass a New York City law requiring all new construction to be built all-electric - without the use of fossil fuel appliances like gas stoves, water heaters, and boilers."},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_links","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_hero_links":{"title":"","abstract":"","links":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<b>Gas Free NYC: Decarbonizing New York City\u2019s Future Buildings<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seventy-one percent of New York City\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, the air pollution that causes climate change, come from buildings burning fossil fuels like natural gas. And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Top5-state-building-deaths_FINAL052121.png\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have found that air pollution from these buildings leads to nearly 2,000 premature deaths each year across New York State. Studies also show that both air pollution and climate change disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color, which is why decarbonization \u2013 transitioning away from the use of fossil fuels \u2013 is critical to advance environmental justice.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the outdoor air pollution, the use of natural gas for cooking produces extremely harmful indoor air pollution as well. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rmi.org\/indoor-air-pollution-the-link-between-climate-and-health\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0have found that children living in homes with gas stoves are up to 42 percent more likely to develop a respiratory illness like asthma.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we decarbonize New York City\u2019s buildings? We start by not constructing any more buildings that use fossil fuels. Cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, and San Jose have already done this. And there are a number of all-electric buildings being built here in New York City. These buildings rely on electric heat pumps for heating and cooling and induction stoves and electric ovens for cooking.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve this, WE ACT joined forces with New York Communities for Change, New York Public Interest Research Group, and Food and Water Watch to develop legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4966519&amp;GUID=714F1B3D-876F-4C4F-A1BC-A2849D60D55A&amp;Options=ID%7CText%7C&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro 2317<\/a> (also known as Gas Free NYC), that will put an end to gas hookups in new construction and gut renovations in New York City. Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel of Brooklyn agreed to sponsor the legislation, which \u2013 after a hard-fought campaign \u2013 was passed by the New York City Council on December 15, 2021 (40 for, 7 against, and 1 abstention). Mayor Bill Del Blasio signed it into law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/buildings\/local_laws\/ll154of2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Law 154<\/a>, on December 22, 2021 (watch the video below).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This law is a significant first step in decarbonizing New York City\u2019s building sector, which will reduce air pollution as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Most new buildings under seven stories will be required to be all-electric beginning in January 2024 and those over seven stories beginning in July 2027.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next challenges include scaling up renewable energy resources \u2013 which we have already been doing with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/programs\/solar-uptown-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar Uptown Now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/programs\/community-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> projects, as well as our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solar workers cooperative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 to meet the increased demand for electricity. We have also been working to pass <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equitable energy efficiency legislation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the state level, to help reduce that demand. And with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/programs\/out-of-gas-in-with-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of Gas, In with Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pilot project, we\u2019re exploring both the challenges and impacts of switching from gas stoves to election induction stoves in affordable housing. In addition, we are working on addressing energy affordability, to ensure that low-income communities and communities of color - who already spend a disproportionate amount of their household income on energy - can take full advantage of decarbonization and electrification, renewable energy, and energy efficiency initiatives.<\/span>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AoJ6T0oNkuc&amp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ARCHIVE: Decarbonizing New York City\u2019s Future Buildings with Local Law 154 - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/programs\/decarbonizing-new-york-citys-future-buildings-with-local-law-154\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ARCHIVE: Decarbonizing New York City\u2019s Future Buildings with Local Law 154 - 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