Building a Carbon Trading System in New York City, with Danielle Spiegel-Feld

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, midnight

In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Danielle Spiegel-Feld, executive director of the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at New York University. Spiegel-Feld discusses a paper she recently coauthored, which explores how a carbon trading system could be implemented in the buildings sector\u2014the largest source of carbon emissions in the city\u2014to help reach New York\u2019s decarbonization goals. Spiegel-Feld describes New York City\u2019s historical emissions policies for buildings, which stakeholders may be impacted by a new carbon trading system, and implications for environmental justice communities.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cCarbon Trading for New York City\u2019s Building Sector\u201d by Danielle Spiegel-Feld and Katrina Wyman; https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/carbon-trading-for-new-york-citys-building-sector\n\n\u201cPipe Dreams\u201d episode of the \u201c99% Invisible\u201d podcast; https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/pipe-dreams/\n\n\u201cYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman\u2019s Search for Justice in Indian Country\u201d by Sierra Crane Murdoch; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545014/yellow-bird-by-sierra-crane-murdoch/