{"id":293011,"date":"2023-12-29T14:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293011"},"modified":"2023-12-29T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:23:56","slug":"new-york-citys-climate-policies-could-make-life-even-more-unaffordable-for-the-middle-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293011","title":{"rendered":"New York City\u2019s Climate Policies Could Make Life Even More \u2018Unaffordable\u2019 For The Middle Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York City is moving forward with several climate policies which are likely to make everyday life even more costly for the middle class in one of the country\u2019s most expensive cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city is aiming<\/a> to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% come 2050, push a sweeping building electrification mandate known as Local Law 97 and impose an automobile traffic congestion fee, each of which will increase the costs of living or working in the nation\u2019s largest city, especially for the middle class, energy and New York policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan each already rank within the 15 most expensive places to live in the U.S., according<\/a> to an analysis conducted by CNBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe city is wealthy because, somewhere out there, people are producing energy, food, clothing and so on, and people are trading all of that in New York,\u201d Dan Kish, a senior fellow for the Institute for Energy Research, told the DCNF. The city\u2019s emissions target \u201cwill make things more expensive and drive people away to places like Florida,\u201d he added.\u00a0(RELATED: This Populous Blue State Has A Green Energy Mandate. Experts Say It Threatens Grid Reliability)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The New York Times Editorial Board Applauds Green New Deal https:\/\/t.co\/F1AyhjcM2R<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GUhCORVOfM<\/a><\/p>— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>