City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 209154

• File #: 209154
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/23/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/24/2019
• Final action: 12/12/2019
• Enactment date: 10/24/2019
• Enactment #: 209154
• Title: That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD plan to incentivize property owners to use clean ways of cooking and heating, since buildings are the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
• Sponsors: Katjana Ballantyne

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2019	4	City Council	Work completed
12/4/2019	3	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Work completed
10/24/2019	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD plan to incentivize property owners to use clean ways of cooking and heating, since buildings are the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Official Text

That the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment and the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (Housing) discuss plans to incentivize property owners to use clean ways of cooking, electrification of heating, e.g. heat pumps as buildings use the most energy and are the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GhG).  Incentive policies should be developed to help our residents in order to have major GhG reduction by 2050, as outlined in Somerville Climate Forward.