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Expanding Affordable and Efficient Housing
Americans are burdened by sky-high housing and energy costs. We have the tools today to meaningfully tackle both. By increasing housing supply in strategic areas and equitably electrifying homes, we can slash energy bills, reduce indoor and outdoor pollution, and cut costs for housing, transportation, and healthcare.
The Analysis
Energy and housing affordability go hand-in-hand. Without laser-focused policy interventions, we risk increased pollution, runaway urban sprawl, more people facing homelessness, and higher utility bills. By working with state decision-makers, environmental justice and housing advocates, and labor movement leaders, we can ensure that clean, smart housing solutions are accessible for everyone.
Equitably electrifying homes could save Americans $96 billion through reduced utility bills over the next 25 years.
Upgraded electric homes can reduce climate pollution by 45 to 72 percent and reduce indoor air pollution by 50 percent.
The 9th Circuit’s Ruling on Gas Bans Stinks. Here’s How We Decarbonize Buildings Anyway.
Abundant and Affordable Climate-Smart Housing for All
We all deserve homes that protect us from heat waves and winter storms without polluting the air we breathe. Pollution from burning fuel in buildings is responsible for more health impacts than burning coal—and it generates 13 percent of U.S. climate pollution.
“America is in a housing crisis. The world is in a climate crisis. With the right policies, we can solve them both together and save money for American families.”
