Cash-strapped NYC spending $1.6M on ‘decarbonization’ czarsBy Rich Calder and
Susan Edelman
July 22, 2023
The Adams administration is quietly preparing to pad eight city agency payrolls with so-called “decarbonization” czars — who’ll pull in six-figure salaries to meet woke clean-air goals.
The jobs, which were advertised publicly this month, will cost taxpayers $1.62 million.
The initiative aims to meet goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions outlined in a local law approved four years ago under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The NYPD, NYC Health + Hospitals, and the departments of Education, Parks, Citywide Administrative Services, Cultural Affairs, Sanitation, and Correction will all get a “chief decarbonization officer.”
The duties of the eight new hires are similar, but tailored to each agency.
The smoke czar overseeing public schools will be responsible for “implementing energy management and emissions reductions activities” across the DOE’s 1,400 buildings.
The Sanitation Department will have similar oversight over its 59 district garages and lead electrification initiatives for its truck fleet.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/22/nyc-spending-1-6m-on-decarbonization-czars/
