Reject 1-2066 to preserve a climate solution

By The Herald Editorial Board

Washington state’s transition to clean energy sources from the fossil fuels that pump carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere — and contribute to the climate crisis — will continue to demand a great deal of planning and investments, as the state continues on its path to reduce those emissions to net-zero by 2050.

And that transition involves more than whether your next vehicle purchase is an EV.

While transportation in the state was responsible for about 39 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 — according to the state’s most recent inventory; with updated figures due this December — heating for residential, commercial and industrial buildings was the next largest contributor at 25 percent, followed by electricity generation at 21 percent.

It’s those emissions from buildings’ use of natural gas for heating, hot water and cooking that are the focus of one of four statewide initiatives on the general election ballot.

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