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Mayor signs new building emissions performance standards into law
12/13/202333:54
Mayor Bruce Harrell signs the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) into law – a bold policy to address the climate crisis and create cleaner buildings. The policy would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing large buildings by approximately 325,000 metric tons by 2050 – a 27% decrease in building related emissions from a 2008 baseline or the equivalent of taking 72,322 gasoline-powered cars off the road for a year.
Speakers include:
Director Jessyn Farrell, Office of Sustainability and Environment
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Councilmember Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Council
Patience Malaba, Housing Development Consortium
Katie Garrow, MLK Labor
Deepa Sivarajan, Climate Solutions
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