{"id":3958,"date":"2021-01-28T20:04:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T01:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:49:59","slug":"we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT Celebrates New York City Mayor\u2019s Fossil Fuel Ban"},"template":"","class_list":["post-3958","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-sonal-jessel"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[188],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WE ACT CELEBRATES MAYOR DE BLASIO\u2019S<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NEW YORK CITY FOSSIL FUEL BAN<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prohibiting Natural Gas and Oil Connections in New Construction<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Will Reduce Air Pollution, Slow Climate Change,<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>and Pave the Way for Renewable Energy<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\r\nJanuary 28, 2020<br \/>\r\nContact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963,\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">chris@weact.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>NEW YORK CITY<\/strong> \u2014 On behalf of our staff, 800-plus members, and the more than 650,000 residents of Northern Manhattan, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) thanks New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for his bold leadership in signing a ban on the use of natural gas and oil in new construction by at least 2030. It is a step forward in achieving the City\u2019s legislative mandate under the Climate Mobilization Act, which requires buildings in excess of 25,000 square feet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhile we applaud the Mayor for this bold move, and the message it sends to other cities and municipalities around the world, we need to do this well before 2030,\u201d said Sonal Jessel, Director of Policy at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. \u201cWe need to start this transition next year \u2013 in 2022. And we need to expand it to include gut renovations.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cIn addition, we must ensure that this happens in a just and equitable way,\u201d added Jessel. \u201cLow-income communities and communities of color bear disproportionately higher energy and pollution burdens as well as disproportionately greater impacts from climate change. We must prioritize these communities when transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy, ensuring that they can afford the new energy and benefit from the jobs and infrastructure that will be created by this shift.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>In New York City, buildings are the greatest source of air pollution \u2013 even more than all the trucks, buses, and cars combined. Buildings produce nearly 70-percent of the city\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, which are responsible for climate change.<\/p>\r\n<p>Natural gas is used throughout the city for heating, cooking, and power generation. Eliminating it will dramatically reduce air pollution, including indoor air pollution. In fact, studies have shown that cooking with a gas stove just once a week can produce 60-percent more pollution inside your home than would be legally permissible outdoors. And living in a home with a gas stove can increase a child\u2019s risk of asthma by as much as 42 percent. Similarly, heating oil \u2013 which is used to heat buildings and water \u2013 also produces significant air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\r\n<p>Not only does the banning of fossil fuels in buildings improve the air quality and health of all New Yorkers, but it makes it more possible to transition to renewable energy. Solar, wind, and other sources of renewable energy generate electricity, so it is essential to have electric appliances \u2013 such as induction stoves and air-source heat pumps \u2013 to take advantage of this clean power. And setting an ambitious target date for the elimination of fossil fuels should serve as a catalyst for developers and others to embrace renewable energy sources and build buildings equipped to be powered by them.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/strong>\u00a0is a Northern Manhattan membership-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. Visit us at\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">weact.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WE ACT Celebrates New York City Mayor\u2019s Fossil Fuel Ban - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT Celebrates New York City Mayor\u2019s Fossil Fuel Ban - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-13T23:49:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-celebrates-new-york-city-mayors-fossil-fuel-ban\/\",\"name\":\"WE ACT Celebrates New York City Mayor\u2019s Fossil Fuel Ban - 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