New York plans for green makeover are hit by cuts (BBC)

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By Theo Leggett
Business reporter, BBC News, New York City

In many ways, New York looks every inch the modern city.

It is home to some of the world's most powerful companies. Its gothic towers and gleaming modern glass skyscrapers are elegant symbols of its heritage and its aspirations.

But there is another side to New York. A city of nine million inhabitants, its streets are heavily congested, its air is badly polluted and much of its infrastructure is decaying.

Four years ago, New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, launched a radical scheme to transform the city's urban environment.

It was called PlaNYC, and it included more than 120 projects to reduce energy consumption, improve quality of life for its citizens and modernise its crumbling transport network.

The jewel in the crown was to be a 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. This was described by Mr Bloomberg as "the most dramatic reduction in greenhouse gases achieved by any American city".
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