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Electrify, an optimist's playbook for our clean energy future, Saul Griffith

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Electrify, an optimist's playbook for our clean energy future, Saul Griffith
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Electrify
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1246677157
Responsibility statement
Saul Griffith
Sub title
an optimist's playbook for our clean energy future
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"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of 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
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