Entries by Lorenzo Mohammed

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Climate Week NYC: The Recipe for Equitable, Climate-friendly Buildings

Buildings are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York State. Decarbonizing the building sector will be an essential element in tackling the climate crisis. With 6.2 million buildings across the state, New York can serve as a global example of how to accelerate this shift across a wide variety of buildings. As part of Climate Week NYC, our expert panel discusses the menu of solutions, policies, and current efforts for fully leveraging the environmental, equity, and economic opportunities presented by a carbon-free, resource-efficient building sector.

The event included a welcome address from Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY) and a keynote address by Rory Christian, Chair and CEO of the New York State Public Service Commission. Dale Bryk, Director of State & Regional Policies at Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program and Senior Fellow at Regional Plan Association (RPA) then moderated a panel discussion with Sadie McKeown, President of the Community Preservation Corporation, Greg Elcock, VP of Energy Efficiency and Distributed Resource Integration at Con Edison, and Bomee Jung, Co-CEO of Cadence OneFive.

Hosted by: Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Association for Energy Affordability, E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), Downtown Brooklyn, Natural Resources Defense Council, and New Yorkers for Clean Power, and Urban Future Lab.

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Clean Energy Coaching Webinar

This webinar was a conversation on green solutions for your apartment or home with local energy coaches. Learn from the experiences of other Hudson Valley & Westchester residents to:

● Save money on your energy bills
● Make your home more comfortable, especially in summer and winter
● Reduce unhealthy and polluting GHG emissions to improve your health

The Personal Energy Coach is a free resource for community members, including tenants, residential and commercial building owners. Our Coaches will help you form a personalized plan to implement energy efficiency upgrades and transition off of fossil fuels.

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DAC Comment Period

New York’s Climate Act recognizes that climate change doesn’t affect all communities equally. The Climate Act charged the Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) with the development of criteria to identify disadvantaged communities (DACs) to ensure that frontline and otherwise underserved communities benefit from the state’s historic transition to cleaner, greener sources of energy, reduced pollution and cleaner air, and economic opportunities.

A draft of the DAC criteria was released in late 2021 and is now open for public comments through Thursday, July 7th. It is important to weigh in on this aspect of the Scoping Plan to ensure no one gets left behind during New York’s transition to a clean energy economy.

This NYCP Teach-In featured:
– Sameer Ranade, Climate Justice Advisor, Climate Action Council of NYSERDA
– Jen Metzger, NYCP Senior Policy Advisor and former NY State Senator
– Sonal Jessel, Director of Policy, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

This event was moderated by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin and Betta Broad.

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Driving Change in the Transportation Sector?

This Teach-In, sponsored by New Yorkers for Clean Power is about the State’s proposed Climate Plan for the transportation sector and recommendations for the written comment period ending June 10th.

Speakers include:

Alok Disa, Senior Research and Policy Analyst with Earthjustice
Fabio Mantovani, Vice President of NYPA Ventures
Juan Restrepo, Senior Organizer for Transportation Alternatives
Jen Metzger, NYCP Senior Policy Advisor and former NY State Senator

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New York’s Waste Problem – What the State’s Climate Plan Needs to Include

Watch this NYCP Teach-In about the climate impacts of New York’s waste and the recommendations of the Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan! The Teach-In features a discussion with environmental policy expert Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator under President Obama, and Jen Metzger, PhD, New Yorkers for Clean Power Senior Policy Advisor and former NYS State Senator. Hosted by NYCP Campaign Director Betta Broad.

To access the speaker slides and Q&A doc for this event, please visit our Teach-In Archive at https://nyforcleanpower.org/teach-in-archive/

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Getting Off Fossil Fuels in Buildings

Join us for this NYCP teach-in to learn about how your local government can lead on a local energy code that ensures construction of healthy, emissions-free buildings in your community. We’ll also learn about the recommendations of NYS Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan to reduce emissions from buildings, and how you can weigh in!

Teach-In Program:
– “A New $ Opportunity for Local Governments”, NYSERDA’s Stretch to Zero Pilot Program: Elizabeth Staubach, Senior Project Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

– “Leading by Example: The City of Ithaca’s Comprehensive Green Building Policy”, Luis Aguirre-Torres, Sustainability Director for the City of Ithaca

– “Reaching NY’s Ambitious Climate Goals: The NYS Draft Climate Plan’s Recommendations for Healthy, Zero-Emissions Buildings”, Jen Metzger, Senior Policy Advisor, at New Yorkers for Clean Power, former NYS State Senator

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