Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas

Published: Dec. 9, 2022, 8:01 a.m.

It\u2019s become common for homeowners to install solar panels to provide themselves with emission-free electricity. But increasingly more attention is being paid to decarbonizing things inside the home \u2013 the machines that heat and cool water and air, dry our clothes and cook our food. The Inflation Reduction Act includes many ways for homeowners and renters to start to electrify their lives. And in some places, builders are developing highly efficient, all electric homes from the get-go. What more is needed to make our buildings greener and get away from fossil fuels?\n\nGuests:\nMark Chambers, Sr. Director Building Emissions & Community Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality\nBruce Nilles, Executive Director, Climate Imperative\nContributing Producer: Cody Short, WBHM\n\nFor show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices