1.5 Plan New York, USA
1.5 Plan New York, USA
2 PagesCopyright © 1976-2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved In spite of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, New York City made steps to become the nation’s first city to develop a pathway that will follow the agreement’s principles. Named the 1.5 o Plan, it outlines the actions the city will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and significantly decarbonize over the next three years. Hundreds of other cities have since followed suit, demonstrating their commitment to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5oC. C40 Cities, who sponsored the development of the plan, commissioned BuroHappold Engineering to work as the policy and technical consultant to New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Sustainability (MOS). The 1.5o Plan will implement
