Speaking of heat pumps: Boston mayor banning fossil fuels for new city buildings in name of racial justice

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she has banned “fossil fuels” in new city-owned buildings after teaming up with the city’s director of the Green New Deal.

The executive order was announced in a press release and will eliminate “the Use of Fossil Fuels in New Construction and Major Renovations of City Buildings.”

The goal is “accelerating climate action by requiring that all new municipal buildings and major renovations operate without fossil fuels.” The press release also claimed the move would reduce “emissions from Boston’s building sector while creating high-quality jobs, improving public health and quality of life, and advancing racial and economic justice.”