That's usually how these things go. No one is going to everyone's house to remove their stoves, regardless of how accurate the claims of their dangers.
Instead, they abolish the sale of new gas stoves and, as the old ones stop working with age, eventually they disappear altogether.
I believe that's how there's still old buildings with an asbestos treatment or old water pipes made out of lead kind of all over the place. It was widespread at first, then the issues became known, then they were forbidden from being sold, and eventually the existing old ones are replaced as opportunity allows.
Since low income people don’t occupy new construction, and given that gas stoves last for many decades, this is legislation that won’t have any impact for another 20 or 30 years? Besides the impact on wealthy foodies who want good stovetops in the kitchen remodels?
Instead, they abolish the sale of new gas stoves and, as the old ones stop working with age, eventually they disappear altogether.
I believe that's how there's still old buildings with an asbestos treatment or old water pipes made out of lead kind of all over the place. It was widespread at first, then the issues became known, then they were forbidden from being sold, and eventually the existing old ones are replaced as opportunity allows.