Committee on Environmental Protection
TL;DR
The Committee on Environmental Protection discussed New York City's renewable energy strategy, including efforts to identify city-owned sites for solar and wind development and to expand geothermal heating systems. The committee also advanced resolutions supporting state-level climate legislation and calling for stronger implementation of New York's climate commitments.
Key Decisions
- Local Law - Municipal Renewable Energy Sites Assessment Introduced
- Local Law - Geothermal Heat Pump Subsurface Database Introduced
- Resolution - Climate Action Council Scoping Plan Introduced
- Resolution - NYS Build Public Renewables Act Support Introduced
Agenda
- T2022-1912 Oversight - Renewable Energy and New York City’s Climate Adaptation.Oversight
- Int 0315-2022 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying all vacant and underutilized municipally-owned sites that would be suitable for the development of renewable energy and assessing the renewable-energy generation potential and feasibility of such sitesIntroduction
- Int 0330-2022 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.Introduction
- Res 0169-2022 Resolution calling for the Climate Action Council to draft, and the Governor to implement, a final Climate Action Council Scoping Plan that commits to meeting CLCPA targets and bold climate & environmental justice action in New York.Resolution
- Res 0189-2022 Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and Governor to sign, Senate Bill S.6453 and Assembly Bill A.1466C, the “NYS Build Public Renewables Act” enabling the New York Power Authority to own and build new renewable generation, storage, and transmission.Resolution