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| DATE | 2021-01-30 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Are you COLD? Well,
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Are you COLD? Well, De Blasio is turning off the heat city wide! NO
MORE GAS
https://www.politico.com/.../de-blasio-to-ban-gas-hookups...
The city will officially ban fossil fuel connections in new construction
by 2030, a major step toward phasing out a reliance on gas and oil that
other liberal cities have pursued across the nation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce the new policy, reviewed in advance
by POLITICO, during his State of the City address on Thursday. The city
will first establish intermediate goals for the policy in the short term
and work to ensure the ban doesn’t negatively impact renters and
low-income homeowners.

De Blasio last year pledged to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in
large building systems by 2040 and to block any new fossil
infrastructure, like pipelines, in the city. But it was unclear at the
time how he would achieve those lofty goals as cities are mostly
beholden to the state or federal government when it comes to new energy
infrastructure — from siting new power plants to building offshore wind
farms.
But banning gas hookups in new or renovated buildings is one of the few
ways cities can exert local authority to cut greenhouse gas emissions —
and New York will now pursue the measure.
The ban is among a list of policy items that environmental advocates are
pushing Democratic mayoral candidates to commit to before the June
primary. Some of those groups are likely to push the city for a ban
ahead of 2030.
"It’s a very positive development," said Pete Sikora of New York
Communities for Change, one of the groups behind the candidate pledge.
"We want to see a deal between the mayor and the Council as soon as
possible to pass this law and for it to go into effect just about
immediately. It’s a climate emergency and there's no time to waste."
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