from properties they own and occupy, including energy use from base building systems where they have operational control. Both groups have the choice to normalize emissions either per full time-equivalent employee (FTE) or per square foot, which standardizes emissions levels for companies of different sizes. [Company Name] ’s Commitment to the NYC Carbon Challenge [Company Name] accepted the NYC Carbon Challenge for Commercial Offices in [Start Year] and is participating in the program as a [commercial tenant/owner-occupier]. By accepting the Challenge, [Company Name] has committed to reduce its building-based GHG emissions by [30%/40%/50%] from [Base Year] levels by 2023. [In the fall of 2015, [Company Name] extended their commitment to the Challenge by committing to a 50% reduction by 2025]. This Climate Action Plan lays out [Company Name]’s strategy to meet this goal and the progress it has made through [Current Year]. What Is a Climate Action Plan? The Climate Action Plan is [Company Name]’s roadmap for achieving a [30%/40%/50%] reduction in GHG emissions intensity by [End Year]. This Plan puts forward a framework to develop and implement strategies to meet this goal and allows the company to track its progress as it moves forward with the NYC Carbon Challenge. This Plan includes: Background information about [Company Name] and its facilities; A description of [Company Name] ’s additional commitments to environmental sustainability; OPTIONAL FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS: Energy use benchmarking information and energy & retro-commissioning for all [Company Name]’s New York City-based properties over 50,000 square feet, as required by LL84 and LL87; An inventory of annual GHG emissions from all of [Company Name]’s New York City properties using the NYC Carbon Challenge reporting methodology; A description of completed projects and strategies the company has undertaken to reduce its energy use and emissions; Highlights of [Company Name]’s completed projects; An explanation of the strategy moving forward that will enable [Company Name] to meet its [30%/40%/50%] emissions reduction goal by [End Year]. Feel free to add a description of anything else you have included in the Plan.
commitments shrink City Hall Inc.’s environmental footprint, they also reduce operating costs and increase profitability. Philanthropic Contributions City Hall Inc. also generous philanthropic contributions to both local and global causes. These include a $100,000 contribution to the NYC Cool Roofs program in New York City in 2011 to support the City’s efforts to paint nearly 4 million square feet of rooftops white, which helps reduce energy use and lowers GHG emissions from the city’s one million buildings. City Hall Inc. employees, however, are at the heart of the firm’s philanthropic efforts, dedicating their time, effort, and resources to these and other causes. Through City Hall Inc.’s Matching Funds program, the firm has donated more than $150,000 to its employees’ chosen charitable causes since the program was launched in 2010. Taken together, City Hall’s commitments to environmental sustainability and philanthropy demonstrate that the firm is ready and willing to take on the challenge to create a healthier environment and a better quality of life for future generations. Water Conservation Recognizing effects of climate change on water scarcity, as well as its own environmental impact, City Hall Inc. has committed to taking steps to reduce its water consumption. In 2011, City Hall Inc. consumed 40 million gallons of water costing it over $500,000 in utility bills. By switching to more water efficient appliances, tightening outstanding water leaks, installing aerators on all faucets, and educating staff on the importance of water conservation, water consumption has been cut by 22% since 2011. This is enough water to provide all of the water needs for 90 typical American households for a year. Fostering Behavioral Changes City Hall Inc. has developed strategies focusing on behavioral changes through energy-saving competitions. The first year of the competition in the Manhattan Municipal Building realized an 8% energy savings, translating to a 2% reduction in overall carbon intensity. City Hall Inc. aims to continue the energy-saving competition and create a new competition that includes the City Hall Building to achieve an additional 2% reduction in carbon intensity.
Exogenous Impacts Exogenous factors can significantly impact building-level energy use and therefore affect City Hall Inc.’s progress in the NYC Carbon Challenge. The winter of 2014 and 2015, proved to be unusually cold and long. These exogenous events put increased strain on City Hall Inc’s heating system, requiring extra heating fuel demand than normal, and thus negatively affected the company’s carbon emissions. Please feel free to add more information the impact of your reduction. EPA’s GHG Equivalencies Calculator may be useful: [Company Name] ’s Energy Use and Carbon Intensity by Fuel Types, [Base Year] – [Current Year] Carbon Emissions by Property OPTIONAL: If you have energy use data broken down by property, please: Describe the contribution of each property to your carbon emissions in the base year and current year Include the property graphs in your Climate Action Plan Tool Kit The following is sample text—please remove and insert your own text in its place. Breaking down City Hall Inc.’s carbon emissions and carbon intensity by property shows the contribution of each property to the firm’s overall New York City-based emissions profile. It also offers insight into opportunities for further reductions in emissions from each property. Because City Hall Inc.’s 400,000 square foot leased space in the Manhattan Municipal Building is the largest property both by square footage and FTE, the absolute emissions from this property unsurprisingly made up the greatest share of the firm’s emissions profile in 2012. Approximately one-third of City Hall Inc.’s emissions come from its space in the Manhattan Municipal Building, meaning that energy efficiency investments in this property will have a significant impact overall. City Hall Inc.’s properties at 250 Broadway, 253 Broadway, and the Flushing Building make up the next largest contributions to the firm’s total