Ithaca, New York ：to begin 100% decarbonization of buildings

 

Ithaca, New York becomes first U.S. city to begin 100% decarbonization of buildings, an urban climate change milestone

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/04/ithaca-is-first-us-city-to-begin-100percent-decarbonization-of-buildings.html

KEY POINTS

• Ithaca, New York, begins to fully decarbonize all of its buildings as the first phase of a novel 100% carbon-free city climate policy.
• Cities are seen as key leaders in U.S. climate change efforts and the massive stock of legacy buildings and residences with low energy efficiency drives a huge portion of carbon emissions.
• Ithaca’s buildings equate to 40% of its carbon footprint and it is working with building energy specialist BlocPower on the project.
• To secure political approval and community buy-in, Ithaca lined up $100 million in private financing from Alturus for the effort and will seek up to $250 million more for additional climate change efforts including transitioning the city to electric vehicles.

People walk past colorful stores in a pedestrian area of downtown Ithaca, New York on a sunny day.

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