PlaNYC Getting Sustainability Done: From Initiatives to Implementation

This presentation delivers an overview of 2023 PlaNYC - New York City’s long term strategic climate plan to achieve a cleaner, greener city by growing green economic opportunities, protecting residents from climate threats, and improving overall quality of life in environmental justice communities. The presentation will discuss lessons learned from the NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) and interagency taskforces efforts to increase collaboration and accountability when executing, monitoring, and implementing the City’s climate action initiatives.

Specifically, the presentation will address how cities can incorporate “climate budgeting” and science-based climate considerations into their budget decision-making processes and evaluate how actions and spending today contributes to longer-term climate targets. Lastly, the presentation will highlight how public agencies can jumpstart a green economy transition by unlocking investments in environmental justice communities and monitoring the distributional equity of programs implemented through climate action plans such as PlaNYC.

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