Rohit Aggarwala, City of New York at Opportunity Green Business Conference 2009

A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK

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Ensure all New Yorkers have parks within a 10-minute walk

Clean up all contaminated land in New York City

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Create enough housing for our growing population1

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Develop water network back-up systems

Open 90% of our waterways and protect natural areas5

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Upgrade our energy infrastructure to provide clean energy8

Improve travel times by adding transit capacity for millions

Achieve “State Of Good Repair” on our transportation system

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Achieve the cleanest air of any big city in America

Reduce global warming emissions by 30%

PlaNYC is a roadmap to achieve 10 goals:

In 2007, Mayor Bloomberg released a comprehensive sustainability plan to create a greener, greater city

In the two years since the launch of PlaNYC, two-thirds of the 127 initiatives are on-time or ahead of schedule

New York City 2008 Citywide CO2e Emissions by Sector

When compared to other large cities in the U.S. and abroad, New York has one of the lowest per capita carbon emissions levels and the lowest of any American city

Per Capita GHG Emissions for U.S. and International Cities (excluding Agriculture and Non-Local Processes)