1.0Citizens Utility Boardhttps://www.citizensutilityboard.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3G6RdYfl3g"><a href="https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2024/01/23/mayor-johnson-ald-hadden-business-leaders-and-environmental-justice-advocates-announce-introduction-of-clean-and-affordable-buildings-ordinance-cabo/">ICJC News Release: Mayor Johnson, Ald. Hadden, Business Leaders, and Environmental Justice Advocates Announce Introduction of Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance (CABO)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2024/01/23/mayor-johnson-ald-hadden-business-leaders-and-environmental-justice-advocates-announce-introduction-of-clean-and-affordable-buildings-ordinance-cabo/embed/#?secret=3G6RdYfl3g" width="600" height="338" title="“ICJC News Release: Mayor Johnson, Ald. 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This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> With nearly 1 in 5 residents behind on their gas bills and gas rates continuing to increase, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Committee of Environmental Protection and Energy Chair Ald. Maria Hadden (49) announced Tuesday the introduction of the Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance (CABO). The proposal would require newly constructed buildings to comply with an emission standard, requiring zero-to-low emission energy systems, a key first step in the necessary transition away from dirty, expensive fossil fuels. (This news release is from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition.) “Too many Chicagoans are having trouble paying their gas bills, and too many families are exposed to chemicals that cause cancer and asthma when burning gas in their kitchens,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “That is why we are taking the first step toward making how we heat our homes more affordable, and making indoor air safer for every Chicagoan.” The ordinance sets an indoor emissions standard that would effectively eliminate the use of fossil fuels in newly constructed buildings in Chicago. The emissions standard would go into effect for building permits issued one year after the ordinance’s passage. More than 50 municipalities across the United States, including New York City and Los Angeles, have passed similar ordinances. “We are pleased that business leaders, environmental justice activists, and consumer groups have come together to agree on the first step in a managed transition away from fossil fuels–stopping the expansion of the gas system,” said 49th Ward Ald. Maria Hadden, who noted that over a dozen alders will sponsor Mayor Johnson’s ordinance when it comes before Chicago City Council on Wednesday. Requiring all-electric new construction was a key recommendation of the Chicago Building Decarbonization Working Group (CBDWG) report, released by the City in October 2022. This report was developed over months of gathering input from stakeholders, and recommends equitable solutions to address the nearly 70% of total citywide greenhouse gas emissions that come from buildings in Chicago. Multiple studies show that electric buildings are cheaper to build and maintain. RMI’s analysis found that all electric households saved money in every scenario assessed. “The majority of our clients – both occupiers and investors in real estate – have sustainability and net zero/emissions reduction goals. As the leader in commercial real estate services and sustainability, we do as well. Policies like the Clean Affordable Building Ordinance (CABO) are critical to support the transition to electrification, which allow these corporate net zero emissions goals to be realized – more efficiently and effectively.,” said Annalise Dum, Vice President of Sustainability at Chicago-headquartered real estate and investment management company JLL. Gas appliances pollute indoor air quality with benzene, a chemical that causes cancer. Burning methane gas also produces dangerous pollutants like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter that increase risks of childhood asthma. 1 in 5 Illinois cases of childhood asthma are attributable to cooking with gas, according to a recent peer-reviewed analysis. CABO is supported by a coalition of more than 50 consumer, community, environmental, environmental justice, and faith organizations. “We need a transition away from gas that is just and equitable, and we’re not going to get there without input from frontline communities like mine on Chicago’s […]https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CUB_IL_LogoBadgeRGBAdminLogo.png254254