As reported in my last post, even the US government’s Energy Information Administration in the Department of Energy did not believe for a minute that any form of rapid transition to “net” carbon emissions was imminent in this country. Although President Biden is said to have committed the entire federal administration to “net zero” by 2050, EIA projects have remained steady and even increased fossil fuel use in United States for the past 28 years.
But there must be somebody Take this green energy transition seriously. The obvious place to look for such serious engagement would be in New York State, and especially New York City. Here, deadly serious climate campaigners dominate local politics. New York Climate Leadership and the Community Protection Act, promulgated in 2019 and effective in 2020, commits to the State in the energy transition. And to prove its own benefit, The City Council has just enacted the law by the end of 2021, the ban on new natural gas-fired buildings starting from smaller buildings (up to six stories) in 2024, just two years from now, and then for all new building in 2027, just five years away. Yup, natural gas is definitely on the fast-to-forget train around here.
All of which made me extremely curious when I heard the sound of axes walking in the street starting around 8 am for the past several days. Upon closer inspection, they seem to be bringing in some new type of pipeline:
So I picked a guy who looked like the job director, and asked him what was going on. Sure, they’re installing new gas pipelines in the vicinity. According to the foreman, it was a new, higher-pressure natural gas system, to replace the old low-pressure system. The ancient power lines are nearly 100 years old, he said.
So it’s great to know that we will soon have a new natural gas distribution system in Greenwich Village, ready for the next hundred years or so.
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