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Zero Emission Building Ordinances

State and Local Government Decarbonization Efforts 
Total Number of U.S. Jurisdictions: 77
Total number of states where local governments have taken action: 10

Please note: only adopted policies or municipal practices that address fuel types and building emissions, neither energy efficiency nor non-binding targets are included.  

The California-specific comparison matrix and language library

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Efforts outside of the U.S.
Europe:

  • European Union: No more fossil fuel boiler subsidies after 2026.
  • Zurich, Switzerland: No gas or oil heating in new buildings after 2025, cannot be installed in existing buildings by 2035. 
  • The Netherlands:
    • Phase out: To ban fossil heating, require heat pumps (hybrid allowed) by 2026. 
    • Gas heating end date: each of the 355 municipalities has been charged with creating a plan by the end of 2021 to replace 100% of the natural gas used for heat with low-carbon alternatives nationwide by 2050.
  • Ireland: Not electrification specific, this comprehensive scheme is intended to expedite and financially ease the energy upgrades of 500,000 homes by 2030.

Canada:
  • Quebec, Canada: No new buildings with oil-powered heating as of January 2022. No oil-powered heating replacements allowed as of January 2024. 
    • Montreal, QC, Canada: All-electric new construction required 2024-2025 depending on project type.
  • Vancouver, BC, Canada: Proposed language requiring electrification at time of replacement or renovation on existing detached homes and a provision that all air-conditioning units must also provide heat.
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      • California Gas Proceeding Reports, Webinar Series, and Resources
      • CPUC Long-Term Gas Planning Proceeding Updates
    • Local Government Clean Building Compass
    • For Design Teams
    • Kitchen Electrification
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