Mayor Eric Adams: New York City will be carbon neutral by 2050
NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams and members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group made a climate-related announcement Monday afternoon.
Adams said New York City is committed to being carbon neutral by 2050, and unveiled new measures to reduce emissions from buildings.
It comes during Climate Week in New York City, which takes place in partnership with the UN General Assembly.
You can watch the announcement in the video above.
Climate Week kicked off Sunday when tens of thousands of people marched in Midtown, demanding an end to fossil fuels.
Demonstrators from a variety of groups held signs naming President Joe Biden and calling for the federal government to take bold action on climate change.
They say the president has expanded oil and gas drilling, and the Earth is feeling the effects of fossil fuels.