Wasteful Real Estate Properties of Trump will be forced to go Green

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The hometown of U.S President Donald Trump is going green and forcing the president’s real estate properties to take part in the venture. Last week, a sweeping measure has passed by the New York city council to address global warming and called the Climate Mobilization Act. The bill creates strict environmental regulations for many of the Big Apple’s largest buildings in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has expressed his support for the legislation and is expected to sign it in the coming days.

The act needs buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to install insulation and new windows, and cutting carbon emissions by 40% in 2030. Some of New York’s skyscrapers and well-known buildings have taken steps to meet the challenges of climate change. Trump’s properties have routinely been cited as some of the city’s biggest polluters. A 2015 study conducted by An Alliance for a Greater New York has indicated that 2 of the top 10 elite least energy-efficient residential buildings in New York were Trump-branded properties. The president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner is also blamed for owning some of the city’s biggest polluter properties.

On Sunday, CBS News reported that New York’s Climate Mobilization Act will serve as one of the largest climate initiatives passed worldwide, once signed into law. The council member Costa Constantinides informed the outlet, “President Trump might scrutinize or even outright deny the existence of climate change, but New York City is committed to fighting its drastic effects, which pose a serious threat to our future”. She added, “Reports show Trump Tower and other properties are among the dirtiest emitters in the Big Apple. These are the bad actors we need to hold accountable because their emissions make everyone’s air dirtier, fuel more violent weather and put the future of New York City in jeopardy”. It is noteworthy that Constantinides is one of the Democrats in the council who spearheaded its climate change response efforts.