2019 Set the Stage for Cleaner and Healthier Buildings
Part of NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2019 Climate & Clean Energy Developments As 2020 begins, so does an era of clean, efficient buildings in states...
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All-Electric Buildings Could Bring Good Jobs for CA Workers
Moving toward cleaner, healthier all-electric buildings is the most cost-effective and viable option for reducing carbon and other emissions from homes and...
Protecting Workers and Communities Requires Gas Planning
A diverse group of labor, utility, equity, consumer, and environmental organizations are identifying an urgent need—California must require natural (a.k.a. “...
Global Effort to Decarbonize Buildings Is Accelerating
Efficient electrification of heating and strong investment in energy efficiency are the lowest cost and best paths to decarbonize our buildings, in the U.S. and...
CA's $1 Billion for Efficiency Now Open to Electrification
The billion dollars spent annually on energy efficiency in California is now also open to technologies that will help customers switch from gas to electricity f...
Study: CA Needs a Safe, Managed Transition Away from Gas
California needs a “natural” (fossil) gas transition strategy to shield Californians from sharply higher heating, protect workers, and meet the state’s cl...