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Originally Posted by Obadno
That isnt what I said at all, Pj300 seems to think that Fossil fuels will be going away and that is absolutely not the case, there is no current set of products or services that could effectively replace petroleum and all of its derivative uses.
So even if everyone in California stopped using electricity made from Oil and LNG you would still use products made with electricity made from Oil and LNG or you would use products made directly from chemical derivatives of Oil and LNG or you would eat food grown with fertilizer and pesticides made form Oil and LNG and shipped into California with Oil.
Its a meaningless gesture on the part of the city of Berkeley meant to make a certain aspect of politically motivated people in Berkeley feel good about themselves.
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Stop. I'm not talking about fossil fuels going away. Stop bringing petrochemical products into this. We're talking about about fuel source for power/heat in Berkeley, California specifically.
The regulation is a push towards reducing emissions via electrification. It's not meaningless. It's being supported by one of the largest utilities in the nation, and many other utilities around the country are moving in the same direction, as alternative power sources begin to become more viable on the large scale. Berkeley will be a progressive test case for this... as it often is.