New York becomes first state to ban clean natural gas stoves, furnaces to 'fight climate change'

New York last week became the first state to ban natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings to “fight climate change”.

The regulations, which will take effect next year, prohibit appliances which use fossil fuels — such as propane heating — from all new residential buildings, which will need to use all-electric appliances starting in 2025. Hospitals, laundromats and restaurants will be exempt.

According to CNN, buildings produce over 30% of New York’s annual “planet-warming emissions”. This has been stymying the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCP) that pledges to become “net-zero” by 2050.

“Any push to ban natural gas would raise costs to consumers, jeopardize environmental progress and deny affordable energy to underserved populations,” American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert said in a statement.

In January, US Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. set off a firestorm by proposing a ban on gas stoves, claiming they cause indoor pollution linked to child asthma. But the study cited by Trumka Jr. and mainstream media shows no such link.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) insisted in February that a ban on gas stoves was only a Republican distraction.

“Nobody is taking away your gas stove. Shameless and desperate MAGA Republicans are showing us they will cook up any distraction to divert from real issues the American public want solved, like the debt ceiling,” he tweeted.

New York’s decision follows others that are transforming the state into a globalist mecca.

Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams blamed food for contributing to “climate change” and vowed to reduce food-based carbon emissions by 33% by 2030. Adams, himself a vegan, also urged the private sector to reduce food-related emissions by 25% in an initiative called the Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge. Those who sign up for the challenge will be provided with a plan by the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (MOFP) for how they can reduce emissions and eat a plant-based diet.

The city has already made plant-based meals the default option for patients in the Health + Hospitals network, and Adams’ office says it is on track to distribute 850,000 plant-based meals to patients in 2023.

New York City also became subject to new food standards last year which place a cap on the amount of meat that can be served by municipal agencies and a minimum quota for plant-based foods. The rules also state that processed meats must be phased out by 2025.

Though unrelated to climate change, the State of New York last month held a successful gun buyback weekend which saw New Yorkers surrender 3,000 firearms in exchange for gift cards.