The Mayor's Office of Food Policy is working to take action against the climate crisis by taking a closer look at what's on our plates. Executive Director Kate MacKenzie outlines initiatives across City agencies and private sector partnerships that are drawing down emissions, saving costs, and improving New Yorkers' health.

The Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge is NYC’s first food and climate initiative for private sector institutions to lead the way in building a more sustainable food system. Eighteen inaugural signatories have taken the helm, publicly committing to reduce food-based carbon emissions by 25% by 2030 through delicious, plant-powered food.

In June 2023, MOFP and NYCPS released NYC's Food Education Roadmap. Over the course of the first year, significant progress has been made towards expanding food education across all NYC public schools.

NYC is partnering with Hot Bread Kitchen to develop plant-forward culinary skills of kitchen staff at DOC and ACS facilities. These culinary trainings are made possible through funding from the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance to support health of persons in custody, improve workers' economic opportunities, and reduce emissions through serving nutritious, delicious, and culturally relevant meals.

The Mayor’s Office of Food Policy laid out Food Forward NYC, a comprehensive 10-year food policy plan to reach a more equitable, sustainable, and healthy food system. As signatories of the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration and the Coolfood Pledge, New York City is committed to tracking its food-related GHG emissions and reducing by 33 percent the carbon footprint of the food it purchases by 2030.