New York City (United States) has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% compared to 2005 levels by 2050. About 75% of GHG emissions in the city come from buildings' energy consumption (power, heating and cooling consumption), prompting the city to invest in building energy efficiency measures. The plan will start with the "One City, Built to Last: Transforming New York City’s Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future" programme. Public buildings, including public housing and schools, with a significant energy use (about 3,000 buildings) will have to be retrofitted within the next ten years (by 2025). The city will install solar capacities (about 100 MW) on schools' rooftops.Where private buildings are concerned, the city will introduce incentives and mandatory emission reduction targets to boost private investments in energy efficiency upgrades. A green grant programme will be created to fund these efficiency upgrades and more than 250 MW of solar capacity should be installed on private rooftops. This plan is expected to cut GHG emissions by 3.4 Mt/year by 2025 (i.e. an additional 10% reduction in building-based GHG emissions).
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