5 Ways NYC Is Tackling Climate Change
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project.
The Big Apple is a big leader in fighting climate change.
It’s not only because we’re big fans, but Jay Z and Alicia Keys were right. New York City truly is a place “where dreams are made and there’s nothing you can’t do.” It’s a land of opportunities – and not only for aspiring Broadway performers and young writers.
The city is also a big center for climate action.
In the past year, President Trump has announced he’ll begin the process of pulling the US from the Paris Agreement. The White House has also moved to roll back important environmental policies. But the president’s hometown has been going down a very different, greener path, investing heavily in what the country needs the most – climate solutions.
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It’s in the city’s DNA to lead by example. And since the planet needs to move toward a more sustainable future, America’s largest city is showing the rest of the world how to get it done.
But the Big Apple has another reason to take climate action. In 2012, the city was hit with one of the most destructive weather events of the last few years: Superstorm Sandy. The event was a hard lesson in the dangers of extreme weather and the climate crisis.
Sandy caused 43 deaths, destroyed thousands of homes and vehicles, and left close to 2 million people without power. As if that wasn’t enough destruction, the storm surge created by the event flooded the subway system, tunnels, and hospitals.