A new law passed this week in South Miami will require all new homes
built in the city to install solar
panels. The measure, which was inspired by a proposal from a teenage climate activist, will go into effect in September.
The text of the ordinance
details the climate impacts facing South Miami.
The law makes South Miami one
of only a few cities around the country, including San Francisco, to require
solar panels on new homes.
As reported by Climate Central:
"Mayor Philip Stoddard
says the city is trying to cut its carbon footprint because the region will be
deeply affected by climate
change, especially as sea
levels rise.
'We're down in South Florida
where climate change and sea level rise are existential threats, so we're
looking for every opportunity to promote renewable energy,'
Stoddard said. 'It's carbon reduction, plain and simple. We have a pledge for
carbon neutrality. We support the Paris Climate Agreement.'"
Stoddard is a biology
professor at Florida International University who powers his home entirely with
solar, drives an electric
car and spends about $10 per month on his electric bill, the Miami Herald reported.
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