The Adams administration put out its preliminary proposed regulations for the implementation of the landmark climate bill Local Law 97 — but advocates say if implemented as written, the law would be gutted and cost the city thousands of jobs.
The regulations were put out by the Department of Buildings on Thursday afternoon, governing how the city will implement the 2019 law. The law requires all buildings in the city over 25,000 square feet to meet tough new limits on carbon emissions by 2024, and for landlords to retrofit their buildings in order to meet that mandate. Covered buildings’ emissions levels must be reduced by 40% by 2030.
