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The city of Ithaca, New York – located 180 miles from Manhattan – has adopted a Green New Deal, in line with its aims to offset all carbon emissions by 2030. It is implementing private equity programs and net-zero building mandates to get there. Ryan Kennedy reports as part of the UP Initiative’s fourth-quarter focus on urban solar.

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Ryan Kennedy

05 Oct 2021

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The United States is pursuing ambitious goals aimed at widespread decarbonization and the transition to cleaner energy sources. By 2030, the Biden administration intends to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas pollution by 50% and ensure that half of all new vehicles are zero-emission models. The U.S. Department of Energy has also said solar will need to …

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