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Activating Equitable Building Decarbonization in New York

This Teach-In, NYCP’s last of 2022, explored “Activating Equitable Building Decarbonization in New York – Opportunities for Funding & Advocacy”.

The Teach-In featured:
– Dale Bryk, Director of State & Regional Policies at Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program and Senior Fellow at Regional Plan Association (RPA) on NY maximizing the IRA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for equitable building decarbonization
– Atalia Howe, VP of Initiatives and Impact Investing at The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) on accessing the Climate Friendly Buildings Fund
– Amar Shah, Manager of Building Electrification at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on new IRA incentives and rebates for building decarbonization, and
– Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) on advocating for necessary funding and policy changes in NY’s Budget

NYCP’s Campaign Director/AEA’s Director of Advocacy and Organizing, Betta Broad, and Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, NYCP Senior Clean Power Fellow, moderated

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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 for Low to Moderate Income Brooklyn Households Webinar

Join us to learn about services, programs, incentives and financing to upgrade your 1-4 unit property to clean heating, cooling, domestic hot water and more efficient building envelopes.

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Clean Energy for Low to Moderate Income Bronx Households Webinar

Join us to learn about services, programs, incentives and financing to upgrade your 1-4 unit property to clean heating, cooling, domestic hot water and more efficient building envelopes

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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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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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Green the Grid & Electrify Everything

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power to learn what NYS needs to do in order to ensure our electric grid is powered by renewable sources and how we can decarbonize our buildings and transportation so they are running off of that renewable electricity. After this presentation by the NYCP Team, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and tell us if you would like someone from NYCP to give this presentation to your community group/classroom/organization etc. – reach out to us at info@nyforcleanpower.org

Speakers:
NYCP Team
– Michaela Ciovacco, Program Coordinator
– Gregory Simpson, Senior Clean Power Fellow
– Jen Metzger, Former State Senator & Senior Policy Advisor
– Cal Trumann, Climate Education Clean Power Fellow
– Andrew Pezzullo, Large-scale Renewables Clean Power Fellow
-Betta Broad, Campaign Director

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Green Affordable Housing

Checkout our online teach-in reviewing successful green affordable housing around the state, helpful policy initiatives and how to scale up to meet NY’s climate goals!

Speakers include:
Elizabeth McDade, Rochester Energy Efficiency & Weatherization (RENEW)
Guy Kempe, RUPCO
Jen Metzger, Former NYS State Senator & NYCP Policy Advisor
Jamal Lewis, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Michael DiRamio, Assistant Director of Energy Affordability & Equity at NYSERDA
Zach Fink, ZBF Geothermal

Co-hosted by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Urban Strategist, and Betta Broad, Director of Advocacy & Organizing at Association for Energy Affordability/NYCP Campaign Director

You can take action for Green Affordable Housing by filling out our form here: http://tiny.cc/Act4AffordableGreenHouse

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NY Towns & Cities Transition Off Fossil Fuels (Buildings) & How to Pay For It

Learn about gas bans, Ithaca’s cutting edge energy codes and how towns & cities can decarbonize their existing buildings!

Speakers:
Amy Turner – Senior Fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School
Nick Goldsmith – Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Ithaca and the Town of Ithaca
Mark Thielking – Director of Energy and Sustainability for the Town of Bedford.

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