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The Plan - Focusing on the five key dimensions of the city’s environment — land, air, water, energy, and transportation — we have developed a plan that can become a model for cities in the 21st century
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Climate Change - Scientists have predicted that unless greenhouse gas emissions are substantially stemmed by the end of the century, climate change will become irreversible. Almost every action we take has an impact on the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. As a result, our climate change strategy is the sum of all of the initiatives in this plan. All of PLANYC's strategies – from reducing the number of cars to building cleaner, more efficient power plants to addressing the inefficiencies of our buildings – will contribute to achieving our emissions reductions target. In addition we will embark on a long-term effort to develop a comprehensive climate change adaptation strategy, to prepare New York for the climate shifts that are already unavoidable.
 
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Climate Change Initiatives
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1: Create an interagency task force to protect our citys vital infrastructure
Expand our adaptation strategies beyond the protection of our water supply, sewer, and wastewater treatment systems to include all essential city infrastructure
2: Work with vulnerable neighborhoods to develop site-specific protection strategies
Create a community planning process and "toolkit" to engage all stakeholders in community-specific climate adaptation strategies
3: Launch a citywide strategic planning process for climate change adaptation
  • Create a strategic planning process to adapt to climate change impacts
  • Ensure that New York's Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) 100-year floodplain maps are updated
  • Document the City's floodplain management strategies to secure discounted flood insurance for New Yorkers
  • Amend the building code to address the impacts of climate change
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Read Progress Report 2008 on Climate Change (in PDF)
Additional Sources
Topics:
Global Warming, NASA Earth Observatory Library

Global Warming, National Climatic Data Center

Climate Change, U.S. Department of Energy

Climate Change and Clean Energy, U.S. Department of State

Global Climate Change, U.S. Department of State

Climate Change, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme

Climate Change Program, United Nations Environment Programme Network

Sustainable Design, NYC Department of Design and Construction

General Websites:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

U.S. Climate Change Science Program

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
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