Tackling the Challenge of Climate Change
Berkeley needs to be ahead of the curve by requiring that buildings and transportation be as environmentally conscious as possible — from the source materials to build them to the energy used to run them. Kate wrote and passed the first ban on natural gas in new buildings; the Berkeley ordinance has now been replicated by 50 California cities and in cities in other states. She worked with her colleagues to opt up all of the City’s electrical accounts to 100% clean, renewable energy and passed legislation to require all city vehicles be electric by 2035, with lighter passenger vehicles changed over by 2030.