Without policy intervention, U.S. building emissions are expected to remain relatively constant through 2050, an incompatible trajectory for limiting warming to a 1.5°C target. Fortunately, transitioning from fossil fuels to clean electricity can help meet a net-zero target while providing U.S. residents with clean air and lower energy bills in their living and working spaces.
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Building Codes: A Powerful Yet Underused Climate Policy That Could Save Billions
EI’s Amanda Myers explains why building codes are a powerful tool for reducing building sector emissions, while helping drive economy-wide decarbonization, and highlights California’s upcoming opportunity to adopt an all-electric building code.