I would also ask that we speed up the requirements for electrifying existing buildings from 2040 to 2035. And to ensure equity, we must incentivize/make affordable and prioritize the transition to all-electric appliances in current homes and buildings in Oakland’s marginalized communities (East & West Oakland) by 2030. Cities such as Ithaca, New York are electrifying all residential and business buildings by 2030, and can be used as a model for Oakland.
The current plan could also do a better job of outlining actionable steps for achieving its own goal. It must set a clear strategy with specific actions, dates, and measurable GHG reductions, such as the SF CAP for building electrification (see p. 68 of the SF CAP.) We understand such a roadmap has been postponed until June 2023, and urge the city to expedite this timeline.
One obvious action is to develop a time-of-replacement policy by 2023 that requires all newly installed residential and other small building equipment be efficient and all-electric. The policy should customize requirements for simple equipment replacements to full renovations.
I will be closely following this issue and look forward an update on the ECAP from our city leadership.
Respectfully, Paula Larsen Moore
As an Alameda Resident of 30 years I am concerned about the Homeless Crisis. We must evolve our community for this ever growing challenge with thoughtful, responsible policies grounded in data. Our senior population alone is predicted to increase 198% from 2010-2060.
I am in support of the Clay street project.
But in addition, want healthier homes. So. As low income homes are being allocated: both new structures and existing please bake in ordinances and incentives that support the shift to electrification of Oakland as quickly as possible. I Vote to move away from unhealthy Fossil Fuels to clean, healthy electric. The long term cost benefits are so diverse I can’t cover here. But let's highlight that children in healthy environments are healthier so have more potential for success in life - less burden on the City of Oakland in the long run.
ECAP, that has already been passed, as a template to also low income solutions as well. Create incentives for developers, property owners, community and the appliance Venders to install smart clean Heat pumps, and electrification in new low income structures. Ensure equity, we must incentivize/make affordable and prioritize the transition to all-electric appliances in current homes and buildings in Oakland’s marginalized communities by 2030.
Incentivize a time-of-replacement policy by 2023 for end of life, remodels and other small building equipment be efficient and all-electric.
The consequences of climate change will be serious even if we act now, and severe if we don’t act fast enough. Everything is going to change. Will we be driving the change, or the roadkill?
We must create policies and regulations that:
1) Stop expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.
2) Electrify everything.
3) Help people make the change through education, and financial and other incentives.
4) Provide clean renewable energy to run our electrified society.
Gas stoves are not only damaging the Earth’s climate, they are also directly damaging the health of children and adults in the homes where they are used.
There is tremendous demand projected for people to design and install electric heat pump systems for hot water, heating, and cooling, as well as other climate-friendly technologies like solar and wind power generation.
We need to develop the training capabilities to supply the human resources to tackle this demand.
Oakland has taken important steps toward addressing this issue, however, as indicated by the latest report from the United Nations IPCC, time is running out. Therefore, I urge the City to significantly speed up the timeline in the ECAP, to do this in the most equitable way possible, and to create a concrete timeline with well-specified milestones to achieve this, along the lines of the San Francisco CAP. The City of Ithaca, New York, has undertaken a plan to convert all buildings to electricity, and can serve as a useful model for Oakland.
As an Oakland native and current resident, I want to thank you for producing the ECAP. However, I strongly feel that we need to act faster on its implementation.
The ECAP plan requires specific actions, milestones, and measurable GHG reductions in order to reach its ultimate objectives. I know this roadmap has been postponed until June 2023 and urge the city to speed up this timeline if we want Oakland to meet this longer term goal. I also urge Oakland to consider disproportionate environmental impacts on its marginalized communities, and prioritize equity for these communities (East & West Oakland) as this plan is developed.
We can and should be doing so much more to secure a healthy future for our communities.
Thank you for creating the ECAP. As an Oakland resident, I want to vocalize support for the efforts taking place to protect the environment and the livelihood of future generations.
The ECAP plan requires actionable steps with meaningful timelines and milestones in order to reach the target goal. I understand such a roadmap has been postponed until June 2023 and urge the city to expedite this timeline if we want Oakland to meet this longer term goal. As we develop strategies for implementation, consider equity for Oakland’s marginalized communities,
Please act with a sense of urgency on this matter.
Thank you for producing the ECAP. I’m here to ask that we do more and with more urgency and not continue to postpone its implementation.
I am a native of the East Bay, and the difference in our climate hits me in the face every year in multiple ways. The fall is now a time to fear fires, horrible air quality and unbearable heat. Then there are the power outages. Yet I am lucky that I live in a home that I can somewhat seal off from outdoor smoke, or buy an air conditioner so that my children don’t overheat.
Please move the timeline from 2040 to 2035 for electrification of existing buildings, and urgently create the roadmap to achieve that. There are many other cities that have done the research and have set specific strategies for achieving electrification. San Francisco’s CAP, for example, has 12 specific steps to be executed in 2023 and 2024 that Oakland could easily adapt to its own needs, including requiring electric appliances at time of replacement by 2023. Alameda produced a thorough report examining all of the different ways a city could achieve electrification most effectively and equitably. Oakland needs to catch up and use the resources available to it. Our health, planet, and children’s future depends on it. Electrification will also bring Oakland high quality jobs and opportunities for training. If we don’t actively solve this problem with a sense of urgency and a focus on equity, we will all suffer, but those who are already marginalized will suffer the most.
I am an Oakland native and a member of the Climate Reality Alameda County Squad I applaud the actions taken by ECAP, however I urge you to significantly accelerate your actions. Climate change is already causing extreme weather events that are affecting the health and wellbeing of Oakland residents, not to mention other people across the Bay Area. It is imperative that Oakland, a model of progressive activism for the entire country, lead the charge against climate change. Furthermore, as you know, every environmental issue is also a public health issue. Oakland’s marginalized communities are disproportionately exposed to poor air quality, in communities near highways, factories, and the port. For example, Oakland’s Black population makes up about 20% of the city’s population, but accounts for over half of the hospitalizations for asthma. Respiratory illnesses can be caused or exacerbated by some of the chemicals emitted by gas appliances, such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. For this reason, in addition to the aforementioned environmental implications, I urge ECAP to accelerate its move to electrify Oakland. Please move the timeline from 2040 to 2035 to electrify all existing buildings. Additionally, please prioritize marginalized communities in the city so that their buildings are electrified by 2030. This move can make a powerful difference for our future.
I would also ask that we speed up the requirements for electrifying existing buildings from 2040 to 2035. And to ensure equity, we must incentivize/make affordable and prioritize the transition to all-electric appliances in current homes and buildings in Oakland’s marginalized communities (East & West Oakland) by 2030. Cities such as Ithaca, New York are electrifying all residential and business buildings by 2030, and can be used as a model for Oakland.
The current plan could also do a better job of outlining actionable steps for achieving its own goal. It must set a clear strategy with specific actions, dates, and measurable GHG reductions, such as the SF CAP for building electrification (see p. 68 of the SF CAP.) We understand such a roadmap has been postponed until June 2023, and urge the city to expedite this timeline.
One obvious action is to develop a time-of-replacement policy by 2023 that requires all newly installed residential and other small building equipment be efficient and all-electric. The policy should customize requirements for simple equipment replacements to full renovations.
I will be closely following this issue and look forward an update on the ECAP from our city leadership.
Respectfully, Paula Larsen Moore
As an Alameda Resident of 30 years I am concerned about the Homeless Crisis. We must evolve our community for this ever growing challenge with thoughtful, responsible policies grounded in data. Our senior population alone is predicted to increase 198% from 2010-2060.
I am in support of the Clay street project.
But in addition, want healthier homes. So. As low income homes are being allocated: both new structures and existing please bake in ordinances and incentives that support the shift to electrification of Oakland as quickly as possible. I Vote to move away from unhealthy Fossil Fuels to clean, healthy electric. The long term cost benefits are so diverse I can’t cover here. But let's highlight that children in healthy environments are healthier so have more potential for success in life - less burden on the City of Oakland in the long run.
ECAP, that has already been passed, as a template to also low income solutions as well. Create incentives for developers, property owners, community and the appliance Venders to install smart clean Heat pumps, and electrification in new low income structures. Ensure equity, we must incentivize/make affordable and prioritize the transition to all-electric appliances in current homes and buildings in Oakland’s marginalized communities by 2030.
Incentivize a time-of-replacement policy by 2023 for end of life, remodels and other small building equipment be efficient and all-electric.
The consequences of climate change will be serious even if we act now, and severe if we don’t act fast enough. Everything is going to change. Will we be driving the change, or the roadkill?
We must create policies and regulations that:
1) Stop expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.
2) Electrify everything.
3) Help people make the change through education, and financial and other incentives.
4) Provide clean renewable energy to run our electrified society.
Gas stoves are not only damaging the Earth’s climate, they are also directly damaging the health of children and adults in the homes where they are used.
There is tremendous demand projected for people to design and install electric heat pump systems for hot water, heating, and cooling, as well as other climate-friendly technologies like solar and wind power generation.
We need to develop the training capabilities to supply the human resources to tackle this demand.
Oakland has taken important steps toward addressing this issue, however, as indicated by the latest report from the United Nations IPCC, time is running out. Therefore, I urge the City to significantly speed up the timeline in the ECAP, to do this in the most equitable way possible, and to create a concrete timeline with well-specified milestones to achieve this, along the lines of the San Francisco CAP. The City of Ithaca, New York, has undertaken a plan to convert all buildings to electricity, and can serve as a useful model for Oakland.
As an Oakland native and current resident, I want to thank you for producing the ECAP. However, I strongly feel that we need to act faster on its implementation.
The ECAP plan requires specific actions, milestones, and measurable GHG reductions in order to reach its ultimate objectives. I know this roadmap has been postponed until June 2023 and urge the city to speed up this timeline if we want Oakland to meet this longer term goal. I also urge Oakland to consider disproportionate environmental impacts on its marginalized communities, and prioritize equity for these communities (East & West Oakland) as this plan is developed.
We can and should be doing so much more to secure a healthy future for our communities.
Thank you for creating the ECAP. As an Oakland resident, I want to vocalize support for the efforts taking place to protect the environment and the livelihood of future generations.
The ECAP plan requires actionable steps with meaningful timelines and milestones in order to reach the target goal. I understand such a roadmap has been postponed until June 2023 and urge the city to expedite this timeline if we want Oakland to meet this longer term goal. As we develop strategies for implementation, consider equity for Oakland’s marginalized communities,
Please act with a sense of urgency on this matter.
Thank you for producing the ECAP. I’m here to ask that we do more and with more urgency and not continue to postpone its implementation.
I am a native of the East Bay, and the difference in our climate hits me in the face every year in multiple ways. The fall is now a time to fear fires, horrible air quality and unbearable heat. Then there are the power outages. Yet I am lucky that I live in a home that I can somewhat seal off from outdoor smoke, or buy an air conditioner so that my children don’t overheat.
Please move the timeline from 2040 to 2035 for electrification of existing buildings, and urgently create the roadmap to achieve that. There are many other cities that have done the research and have set specific strategies for achieving electrification. San Francisco’s CAP, for example, has 12 specific steps to be executed in 2023 and 2024 that Oakland could easily adapt to its own needs, including requiring electric appliances at time of replacement by 2023. Alameda produced a thorough report examining all of the different ways a city could achieve electrification most effectively and equitably. Oakland needs to catch up and use the resources available to it. Our health, planet, and children’s future depends on it. Electrification will also bring Oakland high quality jobs and opportunities for training. If we don’t actively solve this problem with a sense of urgency and a focus on equity, we will all suffer, but those who are already marginalized will suffer the most.
I am an Oakland native and a member of the Climate Reality Alameda County Squad I applaud the actions taken by ECAP, however I urge you to significantly accelerate your actions. Climate change is already causing extreme weather events that are affecting the health and wellbeing of Oakland residents, not to mention other people across the Bay Area. It is imperative that Oakland, a model of progressive activism for the entire country, lead the charge against climate change. Furthermore, as you know, every environmental issue is also a public health issue. Oakland’s marginalized communities are disproportionately exposed to poor air quality, in communities near highways, factories, and the port. For example, Oakland’s Black population makes up about 20% of the city’s population, but accounts for over half of the hospitalizations for asthma. Respiratory illnesses can be caused or exacerbated by some of the chemicals emitted by gas appliances, such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. For this reason, in addition to the aforementioned environmental implications, I urge ECAP to accelerate its move to electrify Oakland. Please move the timeline from 2040 to 2035 to electrify all existing buildings. Additionally, please prioritize marginalized communities in the city so that their buildings are electrified by 2030. This move can make a powerful difference for our future.