Trump Tower, other buildings face millions in climate fines under new NYC rules

[EmperorScorpious]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/13/trump-buildings-climate-fines-new-york-city

According to data shared with the Guardian, eight Trump properties in New York City do not comply with new regulations designed to slash greenhouse gas emissions. This means the Trump Organization is on track to be hit with fines of $2.1m every year from 2030, unless its buildings are made more environmentally friendly.

According to city officials, the president’s eight largest New York properties pump out around 27,000 tons of planet-warming gases every ear, the equivalent of 5,800 cars. The buildings that exceed the new pollution thresholds include Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, and the Trump Building on Wall Street.

In order to comply with the new regulations, the Trump properties must improve insulation, upgrade window glass, replace boilers and better automate electricity use.

[gvazdas]

This seriously gives me hope for the future, even if most of these rich assholes are going to slip by thanks to fat wads of cash placed in convenient places.

[revengeanomics]

But I thought ot was a hoax?
Did tRump lie to me?!

[Plaster]

Nice, but why wait until after 2030. 2023 would still be reasonable.

[DemonDog]

Without having the actual legislation in front of me, I assume 2030 is just the cap for fines, as opposed to "begin fines in 2030". It's not overly unreasonable either, I'd imagine. A decade should be plenty time for all of New York City to refurbish properly. 3 years would impact smaller businesses much harder.

[Jon27]

I guess if they pay their fat wads of cash yearly the City could use them to make improvements elsewhere. In an ideal world.