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Electrification means the world will need less energy
Original: Electrification efficiency: The world will need less energy after the transition
Hannah Ritchie argues that as the world electrifies transport and heating, overall energy demand will actually fall. Electric motors and heat pumps are far more efficient than combustion engines and gas boilers, which waste most of their fuel as heat, so replacing fossil fuels with electricity could cut total primary energy needs even as living standards rise.
Why now: The clean energy transition is a major ongoing policy debate, and the claim that it will shrink rather than grow energy demand challenges common assumptions.
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- Electrification efficiency: The world will need less energy after the transition · thelastgallon · 10
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