A proposed amendment to the landmark bill to cut emissions from large city buildings will favor fossil fuel technology, drawing opposition from @NYCMayorsOffice and advocates. So why is @Costa4NY pushing it through? https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2020/08/19/backers-of-landmark-emissions-law-concerned-about-fuel-cell-proposal-1310470 … reports @michebocanegra ($)
As I testified, passage of this bill would allow buildings to avoid penalties imposed by Local Law 97-2019 by installing gas powered fuel cells and thus earning hundreds of pounds of carbon offsets for every MWh generated. This guts Local Law 97 and increases emissions from gas.
