Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions From City Construction Projects

September 23, 2022- Action Will Improve Local Air Quality and Reduce Noise Pollution, Waste From Construction to Support

NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Clean Construction Executive Order 23, which requires the city's capital project agencies to commit to actions that will lower embodied carbon - greenhouse gas emissions arising from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials - from municipal construction projects. The actions taken by EO 23 will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and noise pollution citywide. They will also ensure that any construction funded by new federal infrastructure and climate bill funding will use sustainable materials, equipment, and practices.

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