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The report by the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute finds that replacing onsite use of fossil fuels in buildings by efficient and flexible electric heating is a key component of the deep decarbonization necessary to limit global average temperature increase to 2°C. It also concludes that if our country is to reach decarbonization goals...
Close Authorship In the midst of 2020 election limbo, the Washington State Department of Commerce quietly released a draft of its Washington State 2021 Energy Strategy. And it’s clear that Washington is not on track to reach its 2030 commitment target or its deeper decarbonization emissions target of being carbon neutral by 2050 unless buildings are rapidly electrified. The report indicates that economy-wide decarbonization "with the least societal costs" would require a "95 percent reduction in building sector emissions" by 2050 and "the energy code [being] accelerated to become zero energ...