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Electrify : an optimist's playbook for our clean energy future /

"Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Griffith uses his deep understanding of U.S. energy flows, materials, and clean energy technologies to...

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Main Authors: Griffith, Saul
Published: The MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Electrification > Environmental aspects > United States.
Electrification > Economic aspects > United States.
Electric power production > Environmental aspects > United States.
Electric power production > Economic aspects > United States.
Energy development > United States.
Energy policy > United States.
Clean energy > United States.
Renewable energy sources > United States.
Climate change mitigation > United States.
Clean energy.
Climate change mitigation.
Electric power production > Economic aspects.
Electric power production > Environmental aspects.
Electrification > Economic aspects.
Electrification > Environmental aspects.
Energy development.
Energy policy.
Renewable energy sources.
United States.
Summary: "Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Griffith uses his deep understanding of U.S. energy flows, materials, and clean energy technologies to show that decarbonizing in time to meet climate goals is not only possible, but can be done without major sacrifices in our lifestyles, creating more jobs and a cleaner, healthier environment. Unlike many books in the climate space, Griffith's Electrify is optimistic, drawing on historical precedents to show that we are up for meeting the challenge of global warming-if we act decisively, and fast"--
Carrier Form: xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780262046237
0262046237
Index Number: TD195
CLC: F471.266
Call Number: F471.266/G854
Contents: A glimmer of hope -- We have less time than you think -- Emergencies are opportunities for lasting change -- How do we know what we know? -- 2020s thinking -- Electrify! -- Where will we get all that electricity? -- 24/7/365 -- Redefining infrastructure -- Too cheap to meter -- Bringing it all home -- A mortgage is a time machine -- Paying for the past -- Rewrite the rules! -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- Mobilizing for World War Zero -- Climate change isn't everything -- Yes, and ... -- What can you do to make a difference? -- Down the rabbit hole : climate science 101 -- Down the rabbit hole : how to read a Sankey flow chart -- Down the rabbit hole : look for yourself.

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