New York City authorities are set to decide today whether to ban natural gas connections for new buildings in a bid to reduce the city’s carbon footprint, the Associated Press reports , adding the measure will almost certainly become law. Once it does, new buildings after 2027 will be heated by fossil fuel alternatives, most likely electricity, the report notes. The idea of moving away from gas is not new. In California, the city of Berkeley became the first to enact a ban on new natural gas hookups in new buildings back in 2019. New York was among the cities that have been considering the measure for a while now, along with Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco. For the proponents of gas bans, the benefits are clear and come down to lower carbon emissions. For the opponents, there are too many disadvantages, from the cost of switching a house […]