Zero Emission Building Ordinances

State and Local Government Decarbonization Efforts 
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The California-specific comparison matrix and language library
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Efforts outside of the U.S.

• Zurich, Switzerland: No gas or oil heating in new buildings after 2025, cannot be installed in existing buildings by 2035. 
• The Netherlands: 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.