Michael R. Bloomberg - Mayor of City of New York

Name: In Office: Address: Telephone: Website:

Michael R. Bloomberg 2002 - Present City Hall New York, NY 10007 212-NEW-YORK www.nyc.gov/mayor

From the get-go, Mayor Bloomberg’s business know-how has helped him put New York City on course to becoming the world’s most climate-friendly city. With forward-thinking investments in energy efficiency and green buildings, he has saved the city millions, while substantially reducing its carbon footprint.

In 2007, he took climate planning to an exciting new level. The mayor announced PlaNYC, the nation’s most aggressive and comprehensive climate action plan with 127 cross-sector proposals. It’s what he calls "the broadest scale attack on the causes of global warming and environmental degradation that any city has ever undertaken."

Snapshot of Cool Achievements

• 2007: Announces PlaNYC, the world’s most comprehensive and advanced climate action plan
• 2006: Creates an Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
• 2006: Opens the New York City Office of Emergency Management's new headquarters, the city's first green agency headquarters
• 2005: Signs U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
• 2005: Adopts Local Law 86, making New York the first municipality in the country to mandate energy conservation and environmentally conscious design in public building projects
• 2005: Signs law requiring additional hybrid vehicles in the city’s fleet
• 2003: Signs energy efficient purchasing laws

A Cool Quote

"As a coastal city, we're on the leading edge of one of the most dramatic effects of global warming: rising sea levels and intensifying storms. The science is there. It's time to stop debating it and to start dealing with it. Of course, no city or country can address this issue alone. But that doesn't mean we can walk away from the responsibility to do our part and to show others it can be done in ways that will strengthen the economy's long-term health."