Comprehensive data on sustainability, climate resilience, decarbonization, public health protections, sustainable transport, and the green economy. Sources: PlaNYC 2025 Progress Report, NYCEDC, City Council, NYLCV, and agency monitoring data current through July 2025.
PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done-Strategic Targets and Progress
Core Quantitative Goals, Implementation Status, and Trends
Policy or Target
2025 Status
2023 Baseline
2030/2040 Target
Notes
GHG Emissions Reduction
-22% vs 2005 (est. 34.6 MtCO2e)
-20%
-40% (2030); Net zero (2050)
Local Law 97 enforcement ramps up in 2025
Renewable energy share (grid)
12.5%
9.6%
100% net-zero grid by 2040 (state law)
Hydro/solar expansions underway
City vehicle fleet electrification
42%
28.5%
100% (2035)
#{23,100} electric vehicles (EV) in fleet
Tree canopy cover (citywide)
26.6%
22.4%
30% (foreseen in 2035)
+140,000 new trees planted 2023-2025
Solar on city-owned buildings
317 MW installed
247 MW
1 GW by 2035
Solar & battery mandate on new city roofs
Waste landfill diversion rate
23.8%
22.1%
Zero waste to landfill by 2030
Food waste law citywide July 2025
PlaNYC consolidates over fifty agency strategies across buildings, energy, waste, transportation, air/water, cooling, coastal, justice, and job growth[2][5][7][8].
Safer, Greener Transportation: Active Mobility and EPA Emissions
Mode Shift, Electrification, and Decarbonization
Indicator
2018
2023
2025 YTD
2030 Target
NYC Subway avg. daily ridership (M)
5.44
4.01
4.76
Restore to 5.7M
Buses avg. daily ridership (M)
2.14
1.59
1.98
2.3
Protected bike lane miles (cumulative)
330
570
687
1,000 (2035)
Public EV fast charging stations
243
542
705
1,200
E-bikes/e-mobility daily trips (est.)
~64,000
146,000
175,000
300,000
Truck traffic GHGs (MtCO2e)
7.13
5.81
5.21
3.80 (2035)
Congestion pricing (launch Q4 2025) expected to reduce non-delivery car miles driven in Manhattan by up to 18%.
Re-fleeting program: over 9,700 city school buses now electric/hybrid.
Built Environment: Maximum Indoor Heat and Cooling Policy
Heat Safety, Cooling, and Environmental Injustice Mitigation
Policy/Metric
2025 Status
Trend/Goal
Key Details
Maximum indoor summer temp. law
Enacted; applies to all new multi-family permits and all senior housing
Full compliance by 2027; retrofits by 2030
80°F [27°C] upper indoor cap (May-Sept)
Mandatory cooling access
93% compliance in vulnerable units
100% (2026)
All NYCHA senior/disability units; cooling centers in all boroughs
Deaths from extreme heat (3-yr avg.)
~84/year (2021-2024)
Reduce by 50% (2030)
Real-time city alerts; rental support for portable ACs
Extreme heat remains NYC’s deadliest climate threat[3][5]. Resilience policies target the entire built environment, especially in lowest-income and minority neighborhoods.
Green Space, Urban Tree Canopy, and Air/Water Quality
Parks, Tree Canopy, and Active Environmental Justice Efforts
Metric or Policy
2021
2025
2030 Target/Pathway
Notes
Total city parkland (acres)
29,284
29,850
30,600+
+1,300 acres since 2020; emphasis in EJ areas
Street trees planted
618,000
758,000
1 million+ (cumulative, 2035)
Accelerated under PlaNYC 2025
Average PM2.5 level (µg/m3)
8.6
6.9
<6.0
Down 35%+ since 2010; South Bronx/East Brooklyn improvements
CSO (sewage overflow) event basin-days/yr
4,200
3,050
2,400
Bluebelt + Green Infrastructure projects expanded
Lead water service lines remaining
108,000
71,400
Zero (by 2035)
10,000+ replaced/yr since 2023
Stormwater “cloudburst” projects (1,400 block catchments) underway in all boroughs as of June 2025.
Retroactive land acquisition for parks: 7 major new parks in flood-vulnerable areas since 2021.
Climate Resilience: Coastal, Stormwater, and Flood Protection
Major NYC Resilience Projects, Capacity, and Timelines
Project/Initiative
Status 2025
Capacity/Scope
Completion
Key Details
Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR)
Phased construction underway
2.5 miles floodwall/berm, $1.8B
2028
East River Park + Battery Park upgrades
Queens Cloudburst Resilience
Launched 2024, 842 acres
85-acre floodable parks, 12 retention tanks
2027
Jamaica, Rockaways focus
Staten Island Bluebelt
90% complete
13,000 acres managed
2026
Naturalized stormwater catchment
Voluntary Mobility and Land Acquisition
Pilot begun, 320 homes acquired
1,200 by 2030
Ongoing
Harbor/creek floodplain focus
$5B+ resilience construction under active contract. 138,000+ NYers in present or future FEMA 100-year floodplain; 12% population at direct long-term risk[5][7].
Buildings and Energy: Decarbonization, Air, and Law 97
Buildings, Emissions, and Energy Use (2025)
Metric
2019
2023
2025
2030 Target
LL97 Subject Area (Bldgs ≥25k sf)
~51,000
51,000
51,000
All code-compliant
Emissions from large buildings (MtCO2e)
26.7
23.1
21.8
≤15.8 (by 2030)
City fossil fuel infrastructure capex
$818M
$244M
Phasing out
$0 (by 2035)
Affordable housing retrofitted
112,900 units
183,400
230,000
370,000+
NYC Accelerator trained 4,800+ building owners/managers in energy code retrofits 2022-2025.
Public Solar Initiative delivers solar on 207 schools (+71 fire/PD stations) as of July 2025.
Combined heat/power and battery storage pilots in 64 city facilities (first-in-nation scale).
Green Economy: Workforce and Industry Transformation
Green Jobs and Economic Metrics
Year
Green Jobs (NYC)
% of City Workforce
2035 Target
Key Sectors
2020
172,000
4.1%
–
Energy, waste, transit, remediation
2025
246,000
5.7%
400,000+ by 2040
Adds offshore wind, building retrofit, e-mobility
PlaNYC and NYCEDC Green Economy Action Plan project a 70%+ increase in green economy jobs citywide by 2040[4][10].
Largest gains: renewable energy, HVAC retrofits, wastewater, environmental legal/compliance, and battery supply chain.
Tangential and National Context: Other Policies, Issues, and Outcomes
Congestion Pricing Launch (Q4 2025): Projected to reduce Manhattan traffic emissions by 18-22%, cut travel times, partially fund transit modernization.
State Law: 100% zero-carbon grid by 2040 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, CLCPA); mandatory city participation.
Offshore Wind: 3 large offshore wind projects in contract for grid, est. 2,600 MW capacity online by 2029.
Battery Storage: NYC grid backup storage at 670 MW (Q2 2025), goal: 6,000 MW by 2035.
Federal disaster mitigation grants: $1.2B allocated since 2020 for flood, resilience, and buyout programs.
OneNYC Resiliency: All key city agencies have mandatory climate action plans as of FY25.
Environmental Justice: Priority investment for over two million New Yorkers in formerly redlined or high-pollution districts [8][9].
Collaborations: NYLCV, RPA, Columbia/CCNY, C40, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and U.S. DOE as core research and policy partners.
Data through July 2025. Main sources: PlaNYC Progress Report, NYCEDC Green Economy Action Plan, LL97, City Council, NYLCV, NYC Climate Office.
