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As Saul Griffith explains at Rewiring America (https://www.rewiringamerica.org/ https://www.rewiringamerica.org/), massively switching to all existing electric
by Glench 6y ago
As Saul Griffith explains at Rewiring America (https://www.rewiringamerica.org/ https://www.rewiringamerica.org/), massively switching to all existing electric technology (cars, stoves, heat pumps, electric hot water heaters, rooftop and community solar panels, etc) and powering them by clean electricity will:
- decarbonize 80% of US energy by as soon as 2035
- create up to 25 million new jobs
- save the average household $1000-$2000 every year
- massively reduce pollution-related health effects
All without downgrading the size of our homes and vehicles (which probably should be done anyway though). Electrification is the way to go if we want to stay under 2 degrees of warming.