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In New York, 16 hotels are planning to be part of the environmental initiative called "the Carbon Challenge," announced New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. It will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

The NYC Carbon Challenge Program is struggling to bring down greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent or more in the coming decade, said CNN.

"Whether we're talking about universities, hospitals, and offices, or large apartment buildings and hotels, all of New York City has a stake in our fight against climate change," said Mayor de Blasio. "If some of New York's most iconic hotels can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, anyone can. NYC Carbon Challenge participants are joining the city government in leading by example through the green retrofits all buildings should make - and that's no small feat."

The participants will be able to bring down emissions by 32,000 metric tons of carbon and save about $25 million in energy costs. Other participants in the plan include hospitals, universities and businesses, such as Google and Goldman Sachs.

This list of 16 hotels includes:

Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (opening 2016), 1 Hotel Central Park, Crowne Plaza Times Square, Dream Downtown, Grand Hyatt New York, Hotel Pennsylvania, Hudson Hotel, Loews Regency Hotel, Lotte New York Palace, The Pierre-A Taj Hotel, The Peninsula New York, InterContinental New York Barclay, InterContinental New York Times Square, Roger Smith Hotel, Waldorf Astoria New York and the Westin New York at Times Square, reports Real Estate Weekly.

The hotels take up 10 million square feet and more than 11,000 rooms.

The total number of current participants take up more than 255 million square feet of New York real estate. They are thus accountable for seven percent of New York's building-based emissions, according to Real Estate Weekly.