In the absence of meaningful federal climate policy in the United States, states and local governments are poised to make a substantial contribution to decarbonization efforts. At present, over 70 local jurisdictions and two states have enacted building electrification policies that limit the use of natural gas in buildings and seek to “electrify” the building sector and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. In this case study, we examine building electrification policy passed in the City of Bellingham, Washington, in early 2022. We apply concepts from policy innovation and diffusion scholarship and propose a conceptual model that identifies factors likely to help or hinder electrification policymaking in local governments across the United States in the future.
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November 17 2023
The Diffusion of Electrification Policy in U.S. Local Governments: A Case Study of Bellingham’s “Gas Ban”
Shawn Hazboun,
1School of Public Policy—Sociology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Erin Dixon
Erin Dixon
2Graduate Program on the Environment, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
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Case Studies in the Environment (2023) 7 (1): 2083841.
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Shawn Hazboun, Erin Dixon; The Diffusion of Electrification Policy in U.S. Local Governments: A Case Study of Bellingham’s “Gas Ban”. Case Studies in the Environment 23 January 2023; 7 (1): 2083841. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2023.2083841
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