As of October 1, 2024, the city's executive committee will impose a ban on residential gas-powered stoves, indoor gas fireplaces, and hot water heaters and furnaces that emit greenhouse gases. It also includes barbecues and pool or spa heaters that draw from gas lines.
Montreal will soon join a growing number of Canadian cities next fall to ban gas-powered systems in new construction builds.
The city's executive committee Wednesday morning approved a ban on residential gas-powered stoves, indoor gas fireplaces, and hot water heaters and furnaces that emit greenhouse gases, starting October 1, 2024. It also includes barbecues and pool or spa heaters that draw from gas lines.
The regulation will apply to new residential buildings up to three storeys high and 600 square metres in area, with a similar ban expected for larger buildings six months later.
Montreal city council said the measure will help them reach carbon neutrality by 2050, noting buildings account for one fourth of their greenhouse gas emissions. (more...)
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