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California climate action plan calls for all-electric new homes by 2026

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For existing homes, 80% of appliance sales should be electric by 2030 and 100% by 2035. As noted by TIME , this, coupled with the plan’s stringent transportation regulations, would put a significant new demand on the electric grid , which would require California to rapidly scale up solar power and storage options.

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Greener data centers can also be more profitable

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Two leading consulting firms that focus on data centers and other mission-critical facilities have released a white paper on data center sustainability, the first in a series of reports that will provide technical analysis for data center operators to help lower their centers’ carbon footprints in line with regulations targeting carbon neutrality by (..)

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Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support

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Content courtesy of PEMBINA institute Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support Need to overcome low demand, lack of skilled labour, and lagging regulation. From that analysis, we developed four policy recommendations: Recommendation 1: Provide market certainty by implementing regulations that require deep building decarbonization.

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The New Building Code Changes Support B.C.’s Zero-Carbon Targets

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s commitment to zero-carbon new construction by 2030. New energy-efficiency regulations are a key measure to help British Columbia meet our CleanBC 2030 goals,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “We Content courtesy of BC Gov News The New Building Code Changes Support B.C.’s

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Aligning Incentives with Climate Change Goals

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British Columbia has taken a big step towards achieving its net-zero commitments for buildings and energy efficiency from windows with low U-values, and by proposing changes to the Demand-side Measures Regulation, which governs demand-side management (DSM) programs for gas and electric utilities in the province.

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Meeting BC’s Climate Commitments

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And British Columbians know that delaying is not an option.This plan delivers on CleanBC: Roadmap to 2030 to meet B.C.’s s emissions reduction targets for 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. As part of the Roadmap to 2030, all space and water heating equipment sold and installed in B.C. This mission will strengthen B.C.’s

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B.C. Needs Clear Vision for Energy Future

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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero in 2050 report showed the kind of policies needed to limit warming, including no approval of new oil and gas fields after 2021, a 75 per cent reduction in methane emissions by 2030, no new sales of fossil fuel boilers by 2025, and a 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales mandate by 2035.