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

Griffith, Saul, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780262046237
  • ISBN: 0262046237
  • Physical Description: xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: 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.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Gettysburg Library 333.7932 GRIFFITH (Text)
Endowment: Stanley W. Hull Named Endowment, 2021
35740635803190 Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 333.793 Griffith Science (Text) 39427103626891 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 333.79 GRI Science Technology (Text) 33454005820402 2nd Floor Available -
Allentown Public Library 333.793 GRIF (Text) 34455006856617 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -


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