{"id":3406,"date":"2023-05-25T09:45:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T07:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2023-05-25T09:45:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T07:45:32","slug":"we-must-push-for-a-real-plan-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2023\/05\/25\/we-must-push-for-a-real-plan-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050\/","title":{"rendered":"We must pursue a real plan for net zero emissions by 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-subtitle entry-subtitle\">The solution proposed by the gas companies is &quot;business as usual&quot; Since THE COMMONWEALTH<span> is moving forward with its ambitious mandate<\/span><span>\u00a0to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it is imperative that we have<\/span><em><span>\u00a0\u00a0real<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0\u00a0plan for implementation<\/span><em><span>\u00a0the real one<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0\u00a0solutions. Failure to adopt a concrete plan means, at best, gradual, uncoordinated and ineffective action. At worst, it could mean major disruption and damage to workers and ratepayers.\u00a0<\/span>A full 27 percent of the state&#039;s emissions come from buildings, mostly from burning gas for heating, cooking and hot water, meaning any plan to significantly reduce emissions must address the construction sector.\u00a0<span>Climate-damaging emissions are not the only problem caused by the use of gas in buildings. It is unhealthy - when it is burned, harmful pollutants and carcinogens are released into the air inside and outside the home. It&#039;s not safe\u2014explosions caused by old, deteriorating gas lines have caused several recent tragedies in Massachusetts and elsewhere. It&#039;s getting more expensive\u2014not just in the bills ratepayers now have to pay for expensive gas, but also in the fees we&#039;ll have to pay (billions of dollars, I mean) for pipeline replacements that are already scheduled for the distant future.\u00a0<\/span><span>The global consensus is that we must stop using the gas quickly to avert catastrophic warming. But knowing we need to disconnect two million Commonwealth households from gas and figuring out how to do it are radically different beings. <em>(Cynthia Creem, Jennifer Armini, Steven Owens, CommonWealth)<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The solution proposed by the gas companies is \u201ebusiness as usual\u201c As THE COMMONWEALTH moves forward with its ambitious mandate to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it is essential that we have a real plan to implement a real solution. Failure to adopt a concrete plan means, at best, piecemeal, uncoordinated and ineffective action. At worst, it could mean major disruption and harm to workers and ratepayers. Entire [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-znizovanie_co2_cdr_ccs_ccu_dac"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}