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16 Dec, 5 tweets, 2 min read
1/ New York City just became the largest city in the US to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings, a step toward the city’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2050. qz.com/2102743/new-yo…
2/ The new law prohibits new buildings from using gas for heating and cooking beginning in Dec. 2023. It will apply to buildings lower than seven stories beginning in 2023, and buildings taller than seven stories beginning in 2027.
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3/ As the largest US city to pass a natural gas ban, the measure is expected to prevent 2.1 million tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere by 2040, according to an estimate.
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4/ Bans on natural gas are a major focus for climate policy advocates as local governments try to cut emissions. More than 50 communities in California including Oakland and San Jose have taken steps to limit natural gas use in new buildings.
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5/ The new law will not impact the 1 million buildings that make up 70% of New York City's greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions come from buildings’ heating and cooling systems, as well as electricity consumption. Read more: qz.com/2102743/new-yo… blue flames come out of a circular gas burner

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1/ America’s post-pandemic shopping spree is taking its toll on the environment. Ships chasing record-high container prices are speeding across the ocean to load up as often as they can, raising emissions at the fastest rate since 2008. qz.com/2090157/supply…
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1/ Nearly a third of hospital-based healthcare workers in the US haven’t been vaccinated against covid-19, according to an analysis by the CDC.
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1/ More than a million nurses will leave the workforce by 2026, according to a recent estimate. Meanwhile, demand will keep rising. California and New York are both expected to face a shortage of more than 500,000 nurses.
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1/ Food in the US is getting more expensive, and that’s largely being driven by rising beef prices. In the past year, the consumer price index for food rose 0.9%, while the index for beef rose 17.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. qz.com/2074615/why-is…
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1/ In just nine months, 2021 broke all records for US startup funding, by a towering margin. US startups raised roughly $240 billion as of Sept. 30, dwarfing 2020’s full-year total of $166 billion.
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