Boston, MA ordinance requires buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050
Boston, MA zero carbon emissions for large buildings
The Boston City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance requiring all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050. The ordinance applies to 3,500 commercial and residential buildings, 4% of the buildings in the city, which currently account for 60% of the city's building emissions. The ordinance establishes timelines for declining emission caps and fines of up to $1,000 a day for building owners in violation of these benchmarks.
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Boston requiring zero emissions for large buildings by 2050
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that addresses climate change by requiring all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
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The ordinance, one of only a few of its kind in the country, mandates that some 2,200 buildings in Boston that are 35,000 square feet or larger will have to start meeting emissions caps in 2025.
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