Affordable housing programs can incentivize highly energy efficient buildings.
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Aside from Chicago City Council declaring a Climate Emergency in February 2020, Chicago has done virtually nothing to stop burning fossil fuels.
The Common Agenda is a five-year campaign for the City of Chicago to adopt progressive building codes concerning energy efficiency and beneficial electrification of both existing and new buildings. The engine of this strategy is for the building sector (private sector and not-for-profit) to organize support for the ordinances and to work closely with City Council to develop the ordinances, with a strong emphasis on environmental justice, and get them enacted by April 22 (Earth Day) 2021.