New York

Climate Action Council Scoping Plan

NY Climate Action Council

40% by 2030 | 85% by 2050 | net-zero by 2050

Relative to 1990 levels

The 1990-2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was published in December 2023.

Requires an analysis of cumulative impacts on disadvantaged communities before a permit is approved or renewed, through an amendment to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

Environmental Justice Advisory Group

NY DEC – Office of Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice Interagency Coordinating Council

"Disadvantaged communities" are the 35% highest scoring census tracts based on 45 indicators related to environmental burdens, climate change risks, population characteristics, and health vulnerabilities, as well as all tracts containing federally designated reservations or State-recognized Nation-owned land.

At least 35%, with a goal of 40%, of clean energy and energy efficiency investments must benefit Disadvantaged Communities.

Disadvantaged Communities Map

Maps & GIS Tools for Environmental Justice

Just Transition Working Group

Office of Just Energy Transition (OJET)

NY Green Bank

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) covers the electricity sector.

The state is also developing an economywide cap-and-invest program.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are required establish a social cost of carbon for use by state agencies.

70% renewable electricity by 2030 | 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040

10-Point Action Plan to Expand a Thriving Large-Scale Renewable Industry

New York has an active community choice aggregation program.

The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled.

1,500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030

New York received a B grade from Freeing the Grid.

Requires 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, effectively eliminating coal from its electricity portfolio.

The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2018 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2016.

The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2018 IECC with amendments.

The NYStretch Energy Code: 2020 is a voluntary locally adopted stretch energy code that offers municipalities a more energy-efficient alternative to the minimum state energy code.

The Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards apply to 21 products.

Electric utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 3% of electricity sales by 2025.

Gas utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 1.3% of natural gas sales by 2025.

New York has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs.

Requires all-electric heating and cooking in new buildings under 7 stories by 2026, and in 2029 for taller buildings

The Drive Clean Rebate program offers rebates up to $2,000 for new plug-in hybrid or battery EVs.

New York LEV Program

Model Year (MY) 2027: 43% of new passenger vehicle sales are ZEVs | MY 2030: 68% of new sales are ZEVs | MY 2035: 100% of new sales are ZEVs, with up to 20% being hybrid or hydrogen-powered vehicles.

The Low NOx Omnibus Rule applies to Model Year 2026 onwards.

By 2035: 55% of Class 2b-3 truck sales are zero-emissions | 75% of Class 4-8 straight truck sales are zero-emissions | 40% of Class 7-8 tractor sales are zero-emissions.

100% of new school bus purchases are zero-emission by 2027 | 100% of buses in operation are zero-emission by 2035

100% of the state's passenger vehicle fleet are ZEVs by 2035, and 100% of the state's medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleet are ZEVs by 2040

The Charge Ready NY program offers rebates for the installation of networked Level 2 EV charging stations, up to $4,000 per port at public facilities in Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), and $2,000 per port for workplaces and multi-unit dwellings, with an additional $500 if in a DAC.

The Office of General Services established guidelines for the procurement of low embodied carbon concrete and requires the state to set an emissions standard for concrete used in public works.

The state prohibits certain HFCs in specific stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning end-uses.

Hydraulic fracking for the exploration and production of natural gas is banned.

Food waste ban – The state requires food scraps generators to donate excess edible food for human consumption and shall dispose of remaining food scraps at an organic recycler, provided they generate at least 2 tons of food scraps per week and are within 25 miles of an organics recycler.

The Climate Resilient Farming Program provides competitive grant funding to support farmers with agricultural waste storage, methane reduction, on-farm water management, and soil health.

New York Soil Health Program provides grants to support projects, activities, and travel related to soil health within New York State.