Greenhouse Gas and Energy Savings from Integration of Centrate Ammonia Reduction with BNR Operation: Simulation of a New York City WPCP

Buildings and energy systems are shaped within many different kinds of departments and agencies throughout local governments. This article argues that further opportunities exist to reduce the energy use of buildings and their associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the existing powers and jurisdiction of local governments. We use the example of New York City, where buildings produced 73 percent of all GHG emissions in 2014. By analyzing a data set of almost four thousand large buildings, we identify new opportunities for planners and other professionals to reduce energy use and GHG emissions by focusing on different mechanisms and/or collaborations.

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Comparative Analysis of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emission of Diesel and Electric Trucks for Food Distribution in Gowanus District of New York City

Frontiers in Big Data ◽

10.3389/fdata.2021.693820 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Raghul Elangovan ◽

Ondrea Kanwhen ◽

Ziqian Dong ◽

Ahmed Mohamed ◽

Roberto Rojas-Cessa

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

York City ◽

Distribution System ◽

Food Delivery ◽

Food Distribution ◽

Industrial Zone ◽

Diesel Trucks

New York City’s food distribution system is among the largest in the United States. Food is transported by trucks from twelve major distribution centers to the city’s point-of-sale locations. Trucks consume large amounts of energy and contribute to large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, there is interest to increase the efficiency of New York City’s food distribution system. The Gowanus district in New York City is undergoing rezoning from an industrial zone to a mix residential and industrial zone. It serves as a living lab to test new initiatives, policies, and new infrastructure for electric vehicles. We analyze the impact of electrification of food-distribution trucks on greenhouse gas emissions and electricity demand in this paper. However, such analysis faces the challenges of accessing available and granular data, modeling of demands and deliveries that incorporate logistics and inventory management of different types of food retail stores, delivery route selection, and delivery schedule to optimize food distribution. We propose a framework to estimate truck routes for food delivery at a district level. We model the schedule of food delivery from a distribution center to retail stores as a vehicle routing problem using an optimization solver. Our case study shows that diesel trucks consume 300% more energy than electric trucks and generate 40% more greenhouse gases than diesel trucks for food distribution in the Gowanus district.

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Emissions from the Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Sector in New York City

10.31124/advance.12152844 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jen Roberton ◽

Stephan Schmidt ◽

Rodney Stiles

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

York City ◽

High Growth ◽

Gas Emissions ◽

Emissions Inventory ◽

Transportation Sector ◽

The Impact

<p>The launch of app-based for-hire vehicle (FHV) services like Uber and Lyft has led to increased mobility options, but the associated increase in vehicular traffic has also presented challenges. In New York City, the number of FHVs tripled between 2010 and 2019, to over one hundred thousand, due to the advent of such companies. This study seeks to understand the impact this increase in FHV usage has had on greenhouse gas emissions in New York City. The study uses data collected by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, which regulates the FHV and taxi industries, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, which publishes the City’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory. The main result of the study is that although the overall per-vehicle efficiency of the fleet has improved, the high growth in registered vehicles has led to emissions from FHVs and taxis increasing 66 percent from 2010 to 2018. Electric vehicles present an opportunity for emissions reductions in New York City’s FHV fleet if barriers to vehicle adoption are adequately addressed and if adoption of EVs does not outpace vehicle attrition. </p>

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Emissions from the Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Sector in New York City

10.31124/advance.12152844.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jen Roberton ◽

Stephan Schmidt ◽

Rodney Stiles

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

York City ◽

High Growth ◽

Gas Emissions ◽

Emissions Inventory ◽

Transportation Sector ◽

The Impact

<p>The launch of app-based for-hire vehicle (FHV) services like Uber and Lyft has led to increased mobility options, but the associated increase in vehicular traffic has also presented challenges. In New York City, the number of FHVs tripled between 2010 and 2019, to over one hundred thousand, due to the advent of such companies. This study seeks to understand the impact this increase in FHV usage has had on greenhouse gas emissions in New York City. The study uses data collected by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, which regulates the FHV and taxi industries, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, which publishes the City’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory. The main result of the study is that although the overall per-vehicle efficiency of the fleet has improved, the high growth in registered vehicles has led to emissions from FHVs and taxis increasing 66 percent from 2010 to 2018. Electric vehicles present an opportunity for emissions reductions in New York City’s FHV fleet if barriers to vehicle adoption are adequately addressed and if adoption of EVs does not outpace vehicle attrition. </p>

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Efficacy of LEED-certification in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission for large New York City office buildings

Energy and Buildings ◽

10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.08.032 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 517-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

John H. Scofield

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

York City ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽

Office Buildings ◽

Gas Emission ◽

Leed Certification ◽

Reducing Energy

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Approaching a zero-waste strategy by reuse in New York City: Challenges and potential

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x20919496 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (7) ◽

pp. 734-744

Author(s):

Michael Lugo ◽

Snehesh Shivananda Ail ◽

Marco J Castaldi

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Energy Savings ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Management Technique ◽

Close Monitoring ◽

Zero Waste ◽

Final Destination

In New York City (NYC), the aspiring target of zero waste to landfills is robustly engaging the often poorly understood solid waste management technique of reuse. The reuse activities occurring in NYC are reported, accounting for the quantities of reuse of various products, such as furniture, appliances and automobile accessories, amongst others. The quantities of products are translated to reuse mass and net CO2-eq emissions saved as a consequence of reuse. This quantitative assessment employs the Reuse Impact Calculator (RIC), based on the Waste Reduction Model (WARM). The RIC is a novel calculator used to quantitatively assess the environmental impact of material reuse. It uses the information about the material to be reused from the WARM database and estimates the emissions and energy savings based on the product’s final destination, that is, reuse, landfill, recycle or composting. A close monitoring of reuse activities in NYC shows 45 × 106 kg of reuse occurring for different products that would otherwise be directed to landfills. The net emissions reduced annually by reuse is approximately 122 × 106 kg of CO2-eq. This article compares the NYC reuse activities with that occurring in some select cities of the world. It is shown that the maximum recycle potential is saturated at 66%, and only auxiliary strategies like reuse can achieve the zero waste to landfill ambitions. Furthermore, this work discusses the role of reuse in the circular economy, wherein the resource utilization is maximized by increasing the shelf life of the product, and thereby enabling a maximum reuse potential.

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Energy and historic buildings: toward evidence-based policy reform

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1108/jchmsd-06-2021-0112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Erica Avrami ◽

Jennifer L. Most ◽

Anna Gasha ◽

Shreya M. Ghoshal

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

York City ◽

Policy Reform ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Content Type ◽

Heritage Policy

PurposeThis research informs the intersection of climate and heritage policy development by examining the history of US energy policy as it relates to historic buildings, emerging policy tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the implications of a changing legislative landscape on historic buildings through the case of New York City.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs a multi-method approach, including a review of US energy codes; discourse analysis of government records, energy studies, and reports related to historic buildings and energy; select research into energy-related heritage policy at the municipal level; and geospatial and statistical methods to analyze policy implications in the case study of New York City.FindingsHistoric buildings have long been afforded exemptions from energy code compliance in the US, and these waivers are widespread. Contemporary operating energy and greenhouse gas data, as well as energy justice findings about whom these waivers privilege, challenge these exemptions and signal a need for significant policy reform in light of climate change.Originality/valueThis study questions longstanding rhetoric about historic buildings being inherently green and supports the need for more evidence-based research to undergird heritage policy reform that is equitable and climate-responsive.

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