Governor Kathy Hochul called for a ban on burning fossil fuels in newly constructed buildings within five years during her State of the State address Tuesday.
Under her program, on-site fossil fuel combustion would be banned in new construction of small buildings by 2025, and in larger buildings by 2028. The sale of new fossil-burning heating equipment would be banned in New York by 2030 for small buildings and 2035 for larger ones, she said.
“I’m proposing a plan to end the sale of any new fossil-fuel-powered heating equipment by 2030,” said the governor in her speech at the State Capitol. “And I’m calling for all new construction to be zero-emission, starting in 2025 for small buildings and 2028 for large buildings. We are taking these actions because climate change remains the greatest threat to our planet, and to our children and grandchildren.”