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Voters Support New York’s Proposal to End Fossil Fuels in New Construction [1]

['Timothy Bresnahan']

Date: 2023-01-09

By Sabrina Jacobs and Kevin Hanley

A new proposal in New York would enact a statewide ban on fossil fuels in new construction. The All-Electric Building Act aims to ban the use of fossil fuels for newly constructed buildings under seven stories by 2024 and for larger buildings by 2027. The act would reduce costs on home energy bills, create clean energy jobs, and improve air quality by tackling greenhouse gas emissions.

A new poll from Data for Progress finds that 66 percent of New York voters support the proposal to end new gas hookups, including 85 percent of Democrats, 64 percent of Independents, and 43 percent of Republicans.

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[1] Url: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/1/9/voters-support-new-yorks-proposal-to-end-fossil-fuels-in-new-construction

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