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Cities that want to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings have achieved the decisive victory of the court. Last week, a federal judge rejected the claim Commercial groups brought by hydraulic and construction groups against the ban on the Recent York city of natural gas in recent buildings. The decision is the first, which clearly does not agree with the previous ruling that has developed Berkeley, the first gas ban in California. This decision, issued by the 9th American Court of Appeal in 2023 and Keep again last yearIt prompted cities throughout the country to withdraw or delay the provisions modeled after Berkeley’s regulation.
While Recent York’s law works differently than Berkeley, legal experts say that the decision in this month provides a mighty legal position for all types of local politicians to withdraw gas in buildings – and can encourage cities to take ambitious actions again.
“This is a clear win in this respect, because the decision of the 9th district had a really freezing local government,” said Amy Turner, director of the CITIES Climate Law Initiative initiative at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Change. “Now there is something else that is worth pointing out, and a good reason to hope for local governments that could sunbathe your building electrification plans to bring them to the frontal one.”
In 2021, Recent York accepted Local law 154which sets the air emission limit for fuel burning in recent buildings. According to the law, burning “any substance that emits 25 kilograms or more carbon dioxide per million British thermal energy units.” This standard effectively prohibits stoves, stoves and water heaters and all other fucked fuel -powered devices. Instead, real estate developers must install electrical devices such as induction stoves and heat pumps. Politics entered into force in 2024 In the case of buildings under seven stories and will apply to higher buildings from 2027.
On the other hand, Berkeley’s law banned the installation of gas pipes in a recent construction. The first policy was adopted in 2019 and inspired almost a hundred local governments throughout the country to introduce similar regulations. But the regulation quickly faced the California Restaurant Association, which argued that gas stoves were necessary for the gastronomy industry. In April 2023, the District Court ruled in favor of the restaurant industry, considering that the federal standards of energy efficiency were ahead of Berkeley’s policy. In January 2024, petition Through the city of Berkeley to practice the case to the 9th perimeter was refused.