CNN's John Sutter talks about the relationship that a lot of us have with gas. We're burning them inside of our buildings are getting tighter because we're doing all this great efficiency, particularly in places like California. It turns out that fossil fuels and humans don't actually coexist very well. "The amount of pollution coming off our gas stove in particular are levels that violate both California and EPA standards for what is allowed outdoors"
It’s become common for homeowners to install solar panels to provide themselves with emission-free electricity. But increasingly more attention is being paid to decarbonizing things inside the home – the machines that heat and cool water and air, dry our clothes and cook our food. The Inflation Reduction Act includes many ways for homeowners and renters to start to electrify their lives. And in some places, builders are developing highly efficient, all electric homes from the get-go. What more is needed to make our buildings greener and get away from fossil fuels?
Guests:
Mark Chambers, Sr. Director Building Emissions & Community Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Bruce Nilles, Executive Director, Climate Imperative
Contributing Producer: Cody Short, WBHM
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