On September 23, 2014, New York hosted the United Nations Climate Summit, one of the foremost events to address reducing carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions that threaten the quality of life for billions of people. As New York offers a showcase for how to have a vibrant economy and low-carbon emissions, it is especially fitting the conference is in New York. According to recently released information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, New York has the countrys lowest per capita carbon emissions. While New Yorkers produce 8 metric tons of carbon dioxide per capita annually, the national average is more than 150 percent higher - and in some states 300 percent higher.
Two main factors have fueled the New York success in curbing per capita carbon emissions - the widespread use of public transportation keeps cars off the road, and our electricity generation portfolio is 57 percent non-carbon emitting. With 30 percent of the states electricity coming from nuclear, 23 percent hydro, and four percent wind, solar and other renewables, New York's generation mix is comparatively light on the burning of fossil fuels. The air pollutants and greenhouse gases that are prevented by New Yorks nuclear fleet amount to tens of thousands of tons annually.
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