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Council reviews options to cut building emissions; staff suggests committee and targeted pilots
Summary
City staff on July 17 presented several policy options to reduce building emissions — from better home‑energy disclosure to subsidies for low‑income upgrades, stronger local building performance standards and a carbon pollution fee — and asked the council which approaches to prioritize.
City staff outlined multiple options on July 17 for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and asked the Milwaukee City Council to identify priorities the new Climate Action Committee and staff should investigate further.
Katie Guevara reviewed the city’s climate goals (net‑zero electricity by 2030 and net‑zero building emissions by 2035) and summarized several policy tools: automating and improving compliance for the city’s home energy score (HES) program for single‑family homes; expanding or designing a rental disclosure program; targeted subsidies and service‑provider partnerships for low‑income energy upgrades; engaging with Oregon’s Building Performance Standards (BPS) for large existing buildings and…
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