Blue Cities Move Ahead With Gas Stove Bans

Despite the Biden administration’s opposition, Democratic leaders from major cities across the country have moved to ban natural gas stoves. pumped the brakes Similar regulations are required at the federal and state levels.

Cities including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and New York City — which are collectively home to more than 10 million Americans — have enacted varying restrictions on natural gas hookups Gas-powered ovens, stoves, and furnaces will be affected. 

Leaders in Democrat-led cities argue that switching away from natural gas will help to achieve their goals. climate and net-zero ambitions.

“New York City is proof that it’s possible to end the era of fossil fuels, invest in a sustainable future, protect public health and create good-paying jobs in the process,” Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stated in December 2021. “If the largest city in America can take this critical step to ban gas use, any city can do the same.”

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Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco have all imposed restrictions on natural gas hookups that affect gas-powered stoves, ovens, and furnaces.
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After his remarks, de Blasio signed legislation requiring that all new buildings be built without fossil fuels. This law will go into effect in 2017 and requires that new buildings be fully-electric by 2027. New York City became the largest and coldest city to completely eliminate fossil fuel combustion.

New York’s law came after Seattle’s city council had unanimously approved an ordinance banning gas appliances from new construction. This was in June 2021.

“We are facing a climate disaster. It is up to Seattle and other cities to make the bold changes necessary to lower our greenhouse gas emissions,” Jenny Durkan, former Democratic Seattle Mayor, said. “Electrifying our buildings is an important step in the many actions needed to curb climate pollution.”

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Los Angeles was the first city in California to ban natural-gas appliances in new buildings. The law, which takes effect in 2012, is based on climate and health impacts. Former Mayor Eric Garcetti Last month, he signed an ordinance that required all new buildings to become fully electric starting in April.

“Today, we write a new chapter in building a more sustainable, equitable and just future for all Angelenos,” Garcetti stated in a statement. “We are putting communities first and walking lighter on this land.”

Bill de Blasio was the former mayor of New York City. He spoke during a conference on Sept. 20, 2019.
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The Biden administration has retracted statements made by officials last week that it would be considering a federal ban on gas stoves after widespread criticism. A member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission had told Bloomberg days earlier that he was sorry for his actions. “any option is on the table” It is possible to ban unsafe products, noting that gas stoves have been banned. “hidden hazard.”

In December, a study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that gas stoves were responsible for 12% of childhood asthma cases. 

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But critics point out that the study was partly funded in part by RMI, an independent research company that advocates for aggressive green policies. “transform global energy systems across the real economy.” They argue that consumers would be much more likely to pay higher heating and energy prices if natural gas consumption was restricted.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom
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“Any efforts to ban highly efficient natural gas stoves should raise alarm bells for the 187 million Americans who depend on this essential fuel every day,” In a statement, the American Gas Association stated that Jan. 10 was their deadline. “Natural gas utilities have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 69% since 1990 and help homeowners reduce their carbon emissions 1.2% every year.

“The 40-year-old low power sector emission levels have been reduced by natural gas and it has allowed for the growth of renewables.