Switching all fossil-fuel powered appliances (including electric cars) to electric will reduce our total energy needs by half due to the inherent efficiencies i

Switching all fossil-fuel powered appliances (including electric cars) to electric will reduce our total energy needs by half due to the inherent efficiencies in electric machinery. Source: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/handbook https://www.rewiringamerica.org/handbook, page i Unfortunately the IPCC report on climate change doesn't take into account "committed emissions", meaning that once you buy a fossil fuel-powered car it keeps emitting CO2 for its lifetime. If we take into account committed emissions from existing cars, gas water heaters, driers, etc, then we're already near 1.8C of warming. Source: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/handbook https://www.rewiringamerica.org/handbook page 11 This is one of the biggest coordinated behavior changes we'll have to make: every time a fossil fuel-powered machine in our home dies, we have to replace it with one powered by electricity. The good news is that with the right financing this will save people money. Source: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/household-savings-report https://www.rewiringamerica.org/household-savings-report