New York City has approved
their own version of
the "Green New Deal".
the "Green New Deal".
It will cut the amount of red meat
served in municipally-run facilities
by half, in order to combat climate
change ?
The $14 billion NYC "Green New Deal"
will phase out purchases of
processed meats in city-run schools,
hospitals and correctional facilities
by 2040.
New York would be the first city
in the world to adopt such a policy.
It was announced after New York
Schools adopted "Meatless Monday".
Mayor De Blasio (D), during the
Green New Deal announcement,
said he also plans to introduce
a bill banning the construction
of glass skyscrapers in an effort
to reduce citywide greenhouse
emissions by 30%.
"We are going to ban the classic
glass and steel skyscrapers,
which are incredibly inefficient,"
said the Mayor on MSNBC's '
Morning Joe', Monday morning.
“If a company wants to build
a big skyscraper,”
the Mayor said,
“they can use a lot of glass
if they do all the other things
needed to reduce the emissions.”
In other words, skyscrapers
made out of glass and steel
will not be banned; instead,
they will be required to meet
certain energy-efficiency
standards.
As part of the Green New Deal,
New York will power all of the city's
operations with energy generated
from clean sources, such as
Canadian hydropower.
The city is also rolling out
the mandatory recycling
of organics, congestion traffic
pricing, and phasing out
city-wide purchases
of single-use plastic utensils.