{"id":371460,"date":"2025-03-23T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=371460"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:49:58","slug":"new-york-takes-a-stab-at-a-green-new-deal-demonstration-project-the-case-of-ithaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=371460","title":{"rendered":"New York Takes A Stab At A Green New Deal Demonstration Project: The Case Of Ithaca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"371464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=371464\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0p-1-90336307-new-york-city-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattancontrarian.com\/blog\/2025-3-19-new-york-takes-a-stab-at-a-green-new-deal-demonstration-project-the-case-of-ithaca\">Manhattan Contrarian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattancontrarian.com\/?author=503a7965e4b0b543ed24305c\">Francis Menton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many political jurisdictions claim to be on a path to eliminating emissions of carbon dioxide from their energy systems. Notable examples include California and New York in the U.S., and the UK and Germany in Europe. The Biden administration during its term in office even claimed to have set the entire U.S. onto a path toward what they called \u201cnet zero.\u201d But so far none of these places has gotten anywhere near the goal. Indeed, as of today, many hundreds of billions of dollars into the effort, not one of them has even issued a detailed engineering plan of how this is supposed to be accomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For reasons expressed in some dozens of posts on this blog, with the exception of a vast expansion of nuclear energy, I don\u2019t believe that this \u201cnet zero\u201d thing can actually be done, at least without entirely impoverishing the people. However, I\u2019m completely willing to be proved wrong. For many years, I have been calling for a Demonstration Project to prove whether or not an economically developed community is capable of achieving zero carbon emissions, or anything close to that (example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattancontrarian.com\/blog\/2022-10-2-without-a-demonstration-project-or-feasibility-study\">here<\/a> from 2022). Surely, if the entire U.S. can be expected to accomplish \u201cnet zero\u201d in response to a government command, then it should be simple to build a working \u201cnet zero\u201d Demonstration Project for a small town of, say, a few tens of thousands of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve even proposed the perfect place as my candidate to be the guinea pig for the \u201cnet zero\u201d demonstration: Ithaca, New York. After all, Ithaca is the most exquisitely climate virtuous place in what is already a deep blue state. It is home to two thoroughly left-wing academic institutions (Cornell University and Ithaca College), with their thousands of radical left-wing climate activist faculty and students. These people should leap at the chance to show the rest of the world how this \u201cnet zero\u201d thing can be done. Also, the population (approximately 50,000) is in about the right range for a net zero demonstration project. (Note that the 50,000 is the combined population of the City of Ithaca and Town of Ithaca. Yes, for reasons known only to the geniuses of New York State local governance, Ithaca consists of two independent adjoining municipalities, a City and a Town, sharing the same name.). If \u201cnet zero\u201d doesn\u2019t work in a small place like this, the loss of investment could be large, but not catastrophic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in fact, when it comes to talking the talk, Ithaca would appear to be at the forefront of the green energy transition. Back in June 2019, the Ithaca City Common Council unanimously adopted what they called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofithaca.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/11052\/Ithaca-Green-New-Deal-Resolution-FINAL-cert\">\u201cIthaca Green New Deal.\u201d<\/a> A few months later, in March 2020, the Ithaca Town Council, also unanimously, adopted their own <a href=\"https:\/\/townithacany.gov\/resource_library\/green-new-deal-resolution-march-2020\/\">\u201cGreen New Deal Resolution.\u201d<\/a> Although there are differences, the Town\u2019s Resolution incorporated much of the language of the City\u2019s Resolution word-for-word. Not to be caught standing still, the next year, 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wskg.org\/regional-news\/2025-01-29\/blocpower-promised-to-help-electrify-ithaca-now-it-has-ended-its-support\">City of Ithaca went a step further and announced that it would electrify all of its 6000 buildings<\/a>. They didn\u2019t actually use the words \u201cdemonstration project,\u201d but clearly the key elements were now in place. Should we check in on how it\u2019s going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short answer: It\u2019s a complete joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, let\u2019s take note of some of the official goals. From the City of Ithaca Green New Deal resolution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>RESOLVED, <\/em><\/strong><em>That the City of Ithaca adopts a goal to meet the electricity needs of City government operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2025. . . . <\/em><strong><em>RESOLVED, <\/em><\/strong><em>That the City of Ithaca hereby adopts a goal of achieving a carbon neutral city by 2030. . . . <\/em><strong><em>RESOLVED, <\/em><\/strong><em>That the City of Ithaca endorses the following actions to achieve these goals: Create a climate action plan (CAP) in 2020 to provide details on how to achieve the Ithaca Green New Deal, and update the CAP regularly. . . .<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then there\u2019s this, not found (at least today) on the City of Ithaca\u2019s website, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wskg.org\/regional-news\/2025-01-29\/blocpower-promised-to-help-electrify-ithaca-now-it-has-ended-its-support\">reported on January 29, 2025 at the website of WSKG<\/a>, the Ithaca PBS affiliate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In 2021, the small city of Ithaca announced it would electrify all of its 6,000 buildings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And how exactly was Ithaca going to electrify 6000 buildings within a few short years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[Ithaca planned to achieve building electrification] with the help of one key partner: a technology company called BlocPower, whose then-CEO Donnel Baird said the company would make the mass electrification process fast and affordable. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of expensive engineering and financial and workforce development costs,\u201d Baird told <\/em><em>Ithaca\u2019s common council<\/em><em> in 2021, after it approved the mass electrification plan. \u201cOur job is to remove all of that friction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK, those were the goals. Now for the progress toward achieving them. If you go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofithaca.org\/642\/Green-New-Deal\">website of the City of Ithaca today<\/a>, everything seems great:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ithaca is leading the world. <\/em><\/strong><em>On June 5th, 2019, the City of Ithaca Common Council unanimously adopted the Ithaca Green New Deal resolution, a government-led commitment to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 that focuses on addressing historical inequities, economic inequality, and social justice. Two years after the resolution was signed, Ithaca established itself as a world-leader in climate mitigation planning and continues to pave the path forward as a blueprint for other cities across the U.S. and the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how about some actual facts on the ground. Let\u2019s start with that building electrification thing. From that same January 25 WSKG piece:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[I]n recent months, BlocPower has quietly deserted its electrification and workforce training programs in Ithaca and several other cities, according to municipal leaders and organizations that worked with BlocPower. .<\/em> . . <em>In Ithaca, BlocPower ended its collaboration with the city after completing the electrification of only 10 buildings, according to Ithaca\u2019s current sustainability director, Rebecca Evans. Last November, the company furloughed its Ithaca staff members and ended all partnerships in the city, Evans said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6000 buildings, 10, whatever. Here is a picture from WSKG of \u201csustainability director\u201d Rebecca Evans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"638\" data-attachment-id=\"371462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=371462\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?fit=1068%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1068,942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?fit=723%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?resize=723%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?resize=1024%2C903&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?resize=768%2C677&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-576.png?w=1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, Ms. Evans, how about the big Climate Action Plan by which Ithaca will instruct the ignorant world how to get to carbon neutrality? Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wskg.org\/regional-news\/2024-10-09\/ithaca-officials-scrap-draft-plan-to-achieve-green-new-deal-pledge-new-approach\">another piece from WSKG<\/a>, this one from several months ago (October 2024) reporting on recent revisions to the Plan. Excerpt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The [Green New Deal] resolution . . . charged city staff with creating a formal climate action plan that would outline how the city would achieve those goals. Ithaca&#8217;s sustainability director, Rebecca Evans, wrote in <\/em><em>a post on LinkedIn<\/em><em> last month that she recently decided to scrap the version of that plan she had been working on. The decision, she said in an interview with WSKG, does not change the goals of the Green New Deal, but instead reframes the city\u2019s approach of how it will achieve its commitments. Evans said that rather than prioritizing reducing emissions, the new plan will prioritize helping residents adapt to living in a warming world, while also working towards the city\u2019s emissions-reduction goals. That could include providing residents with better access to social services, like housing and job training, and improving the city&#8217;s emergency response and electricity reliability.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got it \u2014 They\u2019ve given up on reducing emissions. And how about the City\u2019s promise to get 100% of its own electricity from renewable sources by 2025? Are they really doing that right now? I can\u2019t find a recent report, but there\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofithaca.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/1650\/City-of-Ithaca-Commits-to-100-Renewable-Energy?bidId=\">this from back in December 2011<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Beginning in January [2012], the City of Ithaca will purchase 100% of its electricity consumption from renewable sources. Under a new agreement with Integrys Energy Services of New York, Inc., Ithaca will purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) certified by Green-e Energy for all of its electricity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aha! It\u2019s the magic of \u201cRenewable Energy Certificates.\u201d Apparently, those make it possible to get your electricity from wind turbines and solar panels on completely calm nights. If you are willing to believe it. Al Gore would be proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, everything about Ithaca\u2019s Green New Deal is either a scam, or has been quietly abandoned, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here in New York City, we have our own building electrification mandate called \u201cLocal Law 97\u201d that is said to require some 50,000 buildings to convert to electric heat and cooking by 2030. Does anybody really think we can make any more progress toward such a goal than Ithaca?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many political jurisdictions claim to be on a path to eliminating emissions of carbon dioxide from their energy systems. Notable examples include California and New York in the U.S., and the UK and Germany in Europe. 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