It's the Ryan Lair show on WNYC, good morning everyone.

So a big week is getting underway in New York, in case you didn't already know this.

The conversion of convergence, I should say, of climate week NYC and the annual gathering

of world leaders for the UN General Assembly.

The UN gathering will include what they call a climate ambition summit next Wednesday.

Climate week NYC events, independent of the UN, will include a big march in the city

on Sunday called the March to End Fossil Fules.

In fact, climate action is taking place globally time to coincide with the UN gathering.

Regarding insights, some 200 global climate actions taking place this week in countries

including Bolivia, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Austria.

We'll be doing a climate-related segment every day on this show next week.

But while most of the climate policy debates making headlines are focused on national

and international goals and pushback, there's at least one taking place locally in New

York City right now.

Here Adams is looking for a slower implementation of a climate bill that City Council passed

in 2019 with the unsexy title of Local Law 97.

Local Law 97 is aimed largely at buildings in the city with more than 25,000 square feet

of floor space.

Now this matters a lot because the city says 70% of the carbon emissions in New York City

come from buildings.

So if you think carbon emissions come from cars and power plants and agribusiness and

things like that, well yes, but in New York City 70% of emissions come from buildings.

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