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Electrify

Autor Saul Griffith
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 oct 2022
"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"--
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780262545044
ISBN-10: 0262545047
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 47 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 135 x 200 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: The MIT Press

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Saul Griffith

Cuprins

PREFACE xi
1 A GLIMMER OF HOPE 1
2 WE HAVE LESS TIME THAN YOU THINK 11
3 EMERGENCIES ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING CHANGE 21
4 HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW? 29
5 2020s THINKING 47
6 ELECTRIFY! 51
7 WHERE WILL WE GET ALL THAT ELECTRICITY? 63
8 24/7/365 75
9 REDEFINING INFRASTRUCTURE 97
10 TOO CHEAP TO METER 103
11 BRINGING IT ALL HOME 111
12 A MORTGAGE IS A TIME MACHINE 125
13 PAYING FOR THE PAST 131
14 REWRITE THE RULES! 137
15 JOBS, JOBS, JOBS 145
16 MOBILIZING FOR WORLD WAR ZERO 163
17 CLIMATE CHANGE ISN’T EVERYTHING 173
APPENDIXES: RABBIT HOLES 189
A YES, AND . . . 191
B WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 203
C DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: CLIMATE SCIENCE 101 211
D DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: HOW TO READ A SANKEY FLOW DIAGRAM 219
E DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: LOOK FOR YOURSELF 229
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 231
NOTES 233
INDEX 245