City Council hears divergent visions for decarbonizing PGW
The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.
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The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.
Philadelphia’s decarbonization goals run right up against PGW, the gas utility it owns. Some say the solution lies below the city.
Philadelphia is actively working to cut emissions with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The city’s own gas utility is sabotaging its efforts.
2021 was a big year for environmental issues in Philadelphia, and the fruits of many of the city’s efforts will come in the new year.
The PGW Business Diversification Study aims to tackle the question: How can the city meet its climate goals while owning a fossil fuel company?