Just In! (from NY-GEO)
Just In! is NY-GEO’s weekly news feed for members. NY-GEO’s calendar-year memberships are open to everyone and available for as little as $35. See more information on memberships here. Click here to see some of the work a NY-GEO membership supports. We also feature three of the top news item summaries on the NY-GEO home page every Monday.
NYSERDA Releases Carbon Neutral Buildings Roadmap – “… the Carbon Neutral Buildings Roadmap (the “Roadmap”), is the first report in a new series, NYSERDA’s Future of Buildings. The Roadmap lays out a guiding framework and general solution set for the critical work that must be undertaken to modernize New York State’s building stock while reducing their use of fossil fuels. The Roadmap provides a longterm vision of the built environment in 2050, including recommendations on key policies, potential focus areas for technology advancement and programmatic needs, while also highlighting the near-term actions that are technologically ready, economically viable, and are being adopted in the market today.” Thanks to Anshul Gupta of the Climate Reality Project for this tip. Roadmap website and link to 188 page report and 20 page summary here.
Hochul, Lawmakers, Activists Agree: It’s Time For All-Electric Buildings In NY – Rebecca C. Lewis – City & State – “ A bill to ban new gas hook-ups is getting a renewed push in Albany… The governor has already included her own version of the “all-electric building act” in her State of the State address earlier this month” New York Policy Advocate at Earthjustice, Liz “Moran said she felt confident that with a finalized scoping plan from the Climate Action Council… – electric buildings will get through this year. ‘We already know this is technologically feasible,’ Moran said.” Another goal of advocates is passage of the NY HEAT Act, which would further incentivize electric retrofits and remove subsidies for new gas hookups. (from 2023 01 24 – City & State First Read) Full article here.
Front Group Ad Tracker – “The Energy and Policy Institute’s (EPI) new tool shows that (some) utilities continue to stall and limit climate action by funding front groups to spread climate misinformation and false solutions to solve the crisis through advertising on social media networks. Using data from the Meta Ad Library API and existing code from Brown University, EPI’s tool exposes the amount each utility front group is spending, between the beginning of 2018 to present, and the specific regions the advertisements target.” Thanks to Caleb Heeringa of Gas Leaks for this tip. Link to the EPI website and their report that analyzes front group advertisements.
All-Electric New Building Sponsor on Capitol Pressroom – In this 12 minute slot on the Capitol Pressroom, Brooklyn Assembly Member Emily Gallagher shared her support of phasing out fossil fuel hookups in new construction as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the state.
Assembly Member Emily Gallagher