Comptroller Brad Lander Unveils Updated NYC Climate Dashboard with Critical Federal Data

Comptroller Brad Lander Unveils Updated NYC Climate Dashboard with Critical Federal Data

New York, NY - Ahead of the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released updates to the NYC Climate Dashboard, including the addition of a climate and economic justice mapping tool that the Trump administration removed from federal websites. The latest update also includes accessibility improvements to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, ensuring that New Yorkers with disabilities can use the dashboard.

"When the Trump administration made the reckless decision to erase climate data, we made sure New Yorkers could still access it, because climate change didn't just disappear when the data did," said Comptroller Brad Lander. "Despite the bleak news from Washington, New York City made modest improvements toward our climate goals, but far less progress than we needed to truly combat the climate crisis. In light of Trump's cuts to infrastructure spending, climate grants, and federal agencies in charge of monitoring and protecting our climate, our City needs to use every tool we can to continue targeting critical investments where they're needed most to prevent and preserve New York City from the next climate disaster."

For decades, discriminatory policies resulted in underinvestment and climate vulnerabilities in low-income communities of color. The Comptroller's Office proactively archived key federal datasets to ensure these communities in New York City have access to accurate climate and economic justice mapping data. This and other critical climate datasets are now available through the NYC Climate Dashboard, helping guide data-driven climate action and environmental justice efforts.

Key energy, emissions, transportation, waste, and climate finance metrics show:

Energy

• New York City's energy mix saw only a 3% decrease in fossil fuel reliance, with 93% of power still coming from oil and gas-the dirtiest power grid in the state.
• Solar adoption continues to grow, with 85 MW of new solar installed in 2024

Emissions

• After increases in 2021 and 2022, emissions are falling again, driven by lower transportation emissions.

Transportation

• Progress stalled on bike lanes and electric vehicles.
• Protected bike lane installations dropped 61%, with only 6.9 miles added in 2024.
• Installation of new bicycle parking spaces plummeted by 71%.
• Electric vehicle adoption remains slow with only 3,858 new electric vehicles added, making up just 2.1% of all passenger vehicles in New York City.

Waste

• Residential building participation in organics collection more than doubled in 2024.

Climate Finance

• The New York City pension funds continue to lead on decarbonization within their investment portfolio, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 37% and exceeding interim targets on the pension funds path to net zero by 2040.
• Investments in climate solutions reached $14.4 billion across all five retirement systems, outpacing goals.

"We have a responsibility to share the progress New York City is making toward its climate commitments for researchers, advocates, and policymakers," said Louise Yeung, Chief Climate Officer. "By making critical data accessible through our dashboard, we're ensuring that New York can continue making informed decisions to advance climate justice."

"Climate change affects everyone, but especially people with disabilities," said Nicholas Astor, Liaison for People with Disabilities. "By making this dashboard fully accessible, we're ensuring the disability community can participate meaningfully in climate solutions and hold our government accountable."

View the NYC Climate Dashboard.

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