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Brad Lander: “There's going to have to be a right to cooling as well if…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brooklyn Solarworks Event with T.R. Ludwig and Brad Lander on NYC Climate Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 12:28

And that means moving toward a right to cooling. We have a right to heating in the city so people don't freeze. But as we modernize and build new buildings, There's going to have to be a right to cooling as well if we're going to protect people from deadly heat waves. That's a responsibility of New York City. And I'm going to end with what is kind of my favorite but most fun thing in this plan, because there's a lot in this plan that's serious. (12:28–12:34)

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Asserts the need for a legal right to cooling to protect against heat waves.

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