Posted on 09/23/2022 6:12:09 PM PDT by karpov
A new proposal passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) cements the state as the first to ban natural gas heaters and furnaces.
The decision, which was passed unanimously, aims to phase out sales of the space heater and water heater appliances by 2030.
The commitment is part of a broader range of environmental efforts passed by the board this week to meet the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.
“While this strategy will clean the air for all Californians, it will also lead to reduced emissions in the many low-income and disadvantaged communities that experience greater levels of persistent air pollution,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph in a statement.
Residential and commercial buildings in California account for approximately five percent of the state’s total nitrogen oxide emissions due to natural gas combustion, according to the originally proposed plan, released in August 2022.
In addition, space and water heating make up nearly 90 percent of all building-related natural gas demand.
When burned, natural gas does emit less carbon dioxide than oil or coal. However, natural gas leaks pose health risks to homeowners, as they contain varying levels of volatile chemicals linked with cancer.
“We’re really hopeful that this is the beginning of a domino effect and other states will follow California’s lead,” Leah Louis-Prescott, a senior associate at RMI, a non-profit focused on the transition to clean energy, told Bloomberg about the decision.
The new regulations will rely on adoption of heat pump technologies, which are being sold to electrify new and existing homes.
Although the proposal does not include gas stoves, several cities and towns in the state currently ban or discourage use of gas stoves in new buildings.
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Smashing the infrastructure like this is going to get people killed.
This is ridiculous.
The good news is that they have many forests full of some of the largest trees in the world. Enough for everybody
Just got 3rd cord up for the winter. (dry madrone)
This is obviously the objective
I Wish the Democratic Congress would ban gas stoves. That would be the greatest thing to getting Republicans elected immediately. It would piss off more people than you can imagine. Liberals love their gas stoves and it would be great to see them pissed off. Of course that’s one reason why they won’t ban them. Democrats would revolt!
It is ridiculous, NG is the cleanest burring fuel on the planet and we have enough for a thousand years. Absolute madness
California and much of the US are now run by Soros/Schwab Satanists who want to eliminate humanity.
Sin. Hamartia
Klaus Schwab and his WEF want $ 2 trillion to save the world ,LOL
Good.
More heaters and replacement parts for everyone else.
Some parts are very scarce.
Maybe they can make some money selling units and parts to the rest of the country.
You can bet the French Laundry has gas stoves
No real chef cooks without it
Let’s have Greaseball Gavin explain that to his buddies there
I hope CA residents have the addresses of all of their legislature vermin. They will want to use them during the first all state blackout.
Please televise the revenge. It’ll make trillions.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH, I demand all Property in the State of California that has any government employee’s in it be immediately Disconnected from All Natural Gas hookups.
Then All Past and Present public Employee’s in the State should be forbidden from having Natural Gas in their homes
I’d love to see if these guys that are all for this are investing in companies and products they’re going to push.
Jeez. It’s a full moon every night for those loons.
California is slowly banning all the necessities of life
Eff’n morons. Bend over California conservatives…all three of you.
The French Laundry will be exempt. This is just to make life harder for the little people.
The last person leaving Kalifornia won’t have to turn out the lights. lol
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