The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking climate change action

Connor rents an upstairs apartment in an old house in the village of Pittsford, Vermont, with his girlfriend. It’s a two-bedroom and they like the location. He says his landlords are great, but asked that we just use his first name. He grew up in the area and just recently moved back to Central Vermont. He’s hoping to stay, but living there has been more expensive than he expected, partly because, like a lot of people renting in rural New England, he heats with fuel oil. “You truly never know...