Big Opportunity To Clean Up Building Energy

Electric Home Study Biased, But Shows CA Wants Clean Energy

Merrian Borgeson, April 27, 2018 Natural Resources Defense Council)

“…Building-related pollution is responsible for 25 percent of the state’s carbon emissions—on par with the industrial sector, and just behind transportation as California’s leading sources of dangerous climate pollution that fuels wildfires and heat waves. This includes the use of both electricity and natural gas…[A study from the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) seriously misrepresents the opportunity for affordable electric appliances to help reduce air pollution and climate-warming pollution from California’s buildings…[But it reveals] a need for new policy and the deep commitment of Californians to clean and renewable sources of energy…[As New Energy makes the electricity supply cleaner,] emissions from fossil fuels burnt in buildings will become one of the top barriers to achieving California's climate and clean air goals. The good news is that we have a range of solutions currently available…[But the CBIA report provides] misleading information about the cost and performance of an important solution – super-efficient electric heat pumps that can be used for heating space and water…” click here for more

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