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I am writing to urge you to consider strong Energy and Green Building Standards ("Reach Codes") that require <br />All -Electric new construction or prohibited gas use in new homes and buildings. <br />Preventing the use of fossil fuels, including natural gas, in new construction will create more affordable, <br />cleaner, healthier, and more resilient housing and buildings for communities throughout Redwood City. It will <br />also future proof our cities and County against expensive and uncertain supplies of natural gas. <br />A swift transition away from fossil fuel use is necessary to avoid the very worst and irreversible impacts of <br />climate change, and it is consistent with the UN's recent IPCC 2018 Special Report that shows we must <br />dramatically reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 through rapid and unprecedented measures. <br />Accordingly, the County of San Mateo joined over 1,000 national, international, and local jurisdictions with a <br />formal declaration of a Climate Emergency on September 17th of this year. They too are now strongly <br />considering all -electric building reach codes. <br />Adopting an all -electric Reach Code is the single biggest climate action you can take this year and I ask you <br />to support it as an important climate action to phase out fossil natural gas fuel use in our homes and <br />buildings. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marty Jordan <br />Citizen of San Mateo <br />