How close are NYC’s buildings to meeting their LL97 carbon limits?
Highlights
- Nine in ten buildings already comply with their 2024 LL97 limits.
- Most buildings must take action to reduce emissions before 2030.
Local Law 97 places carbon caps on thousands of residential and commercial properties across NYC. The graphs below show how covered buildings’ current energy use relates to the law’s first two emissions limits in 2024 and 2030. Specifically, the compliance rates using the latest benchmarking data (2023) are:
2024 LL97 limits
92%
of all buildings meet
2024 limits
94%
of multifamily buildings meet 2024 limits
93%
of office buildings meet 2024 limits
2030 LL97 limits
43%
of all buildings meet
2030 limits
49%
of multifamily buildings meet 2030 limits
50%
of office buildings meet
2030 limits
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